Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• Attractive remuneration: Competitive salary package with a branch-specific performance bonus that’s directly tied to the growth and success you deliver
• Company vehicle: Fully maintained, company supplied vehicle
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, BCF, SuperCheap Auto, and many more!
• Investment in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career
• Your well-being, our priority: Strong safety culture, generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs

About the Opportunity                                    

Programmed are looking for a commercially savvy, relationship-focused Branch Manager to lead our Illawarra (NSW) branch supporting company growth within the region.

This is a key leadership role with a strong focus on new business development; you’ll build pipelines, win new clients, and drive growth.

You’ll oversee a small, capable team, including Project Managers and Business Development Managers. While sales and new client acquisition are your top priorities, you’ll also provide leadership across the branch to ensure team performance, alignment, and excellent client delivery.

This full-time, permanent position based in Unanderra (NSW) is perfect for someone with a strong background in sales or account management, proven team leadership skills, and the drive to grow a business within a supportive, well-established company.

Leveraging your strong leadership and business acumen, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Drive new business by identifying opportunities, pursuing leads, and building strong connections across the commercial sector
• Rebuild and grow relationships with existing clients, ensuring ongoing satisfaction and loyalty
• Provide leadership and direction to the Project Managers and their team of painters, as well as the Business Development Managers
• Take responsibility for managing the site’s P&L, including budget tracking, forecasting, and driving profitability
• Maintain a high-performing, customer-focused culture across your team
• Provide high-level guidance on project delivery and ensure client expectations are met
• Ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety standards, and industry regulations
• Compliance with health and safety standards, company policies, and industry regulations

About You

While paint industry experience is not essential, experience in managing trades or blue-collar staff in a similar industry (such as construction or facilities management) will be highly advantageous. The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong experience in sales leadership, client relationship management, or account management.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to drive branch growth through both retention and acquisition.
• Proven leadership skills and a collaborative, supportive management style.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to operational management
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and compliance
• Cultural alignment with our core values: Safety Leadership, Care & Empathy, Customer Service, and Diversity, Inclusion & Equality

 About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand.

Our Painting division offers expert commercial painting and maintenance solutions, handling projects of all sizes with flexibility to suit customer schedules. From national-scale jobs to one-off repaints, we provide tailored services including high-rise and difficult-to-access work, graffiti removal, heritage restoration, and protective coatings. With over 60 years of experience, Programmed ensures high-quality results that protect customer assets, improve brand image, and reduce costly repairs. Our comprehensive approach also includes long-term maintenance programs, industrial cleaning, and safety-focused practices.

We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers, and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL, we encourage you to visit our website.