Construction Surveillance Coordinator

Kapitol has been ranked #1 in Hubexo | Asia Pacific‘s 2026 Construction League Report, which benchmarks Australia’s top 50 builders by total value of projects across the past year. In 2025, we commenced 17 projects with a combined value of more than $3.5B. Not only is this achievement Kapitol's first time entering the top 10, but the number one ranking also demonstrates our significant growth across multiple sectors.  

Kapitol Group is one of Australia’s fastest-growing construction companies, transforming the industry through innovation, technology, and a commitment to excellence. We’re driven by our core values Supportive, Authentic, Inspirational, Driven, and Customer-Centric - and we’re looking for a technically strong Construction Surveillance Coordinator to join our high-performing team.

Why Kapitol Group

• Career Growth: Advance your skills with leadership and professional development programs.
• Innovative Work: Be part of industry-leading projects powered by cutting-edge technology.
• Well-Being Focus: Enjoy a safe, sustainable, and flexible working environment.
• Recognition & Impact: Contribute to award-winning projects that make a difference.
• Inclusive work place: We are recognised by the Diversity Council of Australia as an Inclusive Employer 2024-25.

 What you’ll do

• Independently verify onsite and offsite works to ensure compliance with technical specifications, IFC drawings, local standards and contractual requirements
• Review shop drawings, material approvals and specifications to build technical understanding ahead of surveillance activities
• Establish and manage a weekly lookahead of surveillance activities in conjunction with project teams
• Identify non-conformances, communicate issues in real time, and support timely corrective action and close-out
• Recommend practical corrective actions that can be implemented by project teams and Trade Partners
• Track surveillance activities and outcomes within quality management platforms
• Consolidate surveillance findings and contribute to monthly project insight reporting
• Identify recurring themes and trends in non-conformances and support strategies to improve project outcomes
• Build strong working relationships with project teams and Trade Partners to support engagement and accountability
• Contribute to the ongoing development of construction surveillance processes and risk-based assurance activities

Who you are

• Experience in construction surveillance, independent assurance, quality verification, or similar infrastructure delivery environments
• Experience working within a Nominated Authority, Independent Reviewer and Environmental Auditor (IREA), or comparable assurance function is highly regarded
• Strong technical credibility in civils, structures or services
• Able to interpret design documentation quickly and confidently prior to physical verification activities
• Strong report writing and documentation capability
• Competent using quality management platforms such as Visibuild, RIBCx, Aconex or similar
• Confident communicator who can influence project teams and Trade Partners and raise issues in a timely, constructive way
• Self-driven and able to plan surveillance activities using your own initiative
• Comfortable working across both onsite and offsite environments with a strong physical site presence

Kapitol value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We are recognised by the Diversity Council of Australia as an Inclusive Employee. 2024-25. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, life stages, cultures, faiths, sexual orientation, and genders.

We only accept direct applications for this role. Unsolicited submissions from recruitment agencies will not be considered.