Gold Coast QLD | Full-time General Manager

Where commercial discipline meets national growth ambition.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS:

A senior executive leadership role within a nationally recognised residential design firm servicing high-volume builders across Australia.

This is a full-time appointment for a commercially driven General Manager who owns the numbers, leads from the front, and understands that stability without diversification does not scale.

You will take full operational and commercial control of a multi-million-dollar business entering its next phase of growth.

Your leadership will directly influence revenue diversification, EBITDA performance, governance structure, and long-term enterprise value.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT:

It is not a caretaker position.

It is not a founder support role without authority.

It is not suited to someone who protects comfort over growth.

THE APPOINTMENT.

Our client is a respected residential design business with strong builder relationships and consistent national work streams.

The foundations are solid.

The brand is established.

The revenue base is proven.

Now, with a clear mandate for expansion and reduced client concentration risk, they are seeking a General Manager to take full control of daily operations, drive commercial outcomes, and lead structured national growth.

This role requires someone who treats the business as their own enterprise, aligns constructively with the Board, and operates with commercial maturity and accountability.

You must be capable of stepping in, leading founder transition, and building scalable structure without hesitation.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

You will be trusted to:

• Take full P&L ownership and accountability.
• Drive 15–25% annual revenue growth through structured expansion.
• Reduce reliance on any single client to below 50% of total revenue within 24 months.
• Secure new volume builder partnerships nationally.
• Formalise commercial agreements and strengthen service contract structures.
• Improve EBITDA and operational efficiency.
• Lead operational delivery across design and documentation teams.
• Build a performance-driven culture with clear accountability standards.
• Report directly to the Board with transparent financial oversight.

This is an outcomes-led executive role.

Revenue growth and margin improvement carry equal weight.

WHAT THIS ROLE REQUIRES.

This role will suit you if you:

• Have 8+ years in senior leadership within construction, engineering, architecture, or professional services.
• Bring proven experience scaling revenue in a structured commercial environment.
• Are financially literate and confident owning EBITDA.
• Are commercially decisive and comfortable negotiating with volume builders.
• Can implement governance, structure, and performance systems.
• Are capable of managing founder transition with professionalism.
• Lead with authority, clarity, and accountability.

This role requires commercial confidence without ego.

Structure without hesitation.

Ambition without recklessness.

WHAT’S ON OFFER.

• Full-time executive leadership role on the Gold Coast.
• $180,000 base salary plus superannuation.
• Performance bonus linked directly to EBITDA growth and revenue diversification.
• Long-term incentive pathway available for the right leader.
• Direct Board reporting and genuine authority to execute strategy.

This is an opportunity to lead a stable, respected business into its next stage of national growth.

ABOUT WHITEFOX RECRUITMENT.

People. Strategy. Execution.

This opportunity is presented by Whitefox Recruitment, awarded Global Recruitment Firm of the Year 2024.

We connect high-performing leaders with structured, growth-focused organisations. We prioritise alignment, accountability, and long-term commercial fit.

HOW TO APPLY

For a confidential discussion or to express interest, contact Luke Hemmings on 07 5619 7075, quoting reference LH:3551995.

Applications are reviewed discreetly.