Business unit lead - Water

Michael Page; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 220.000 - 290.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Short term incentive bonus

Profit Share Bonus

Flexible senior leadership role

Descripción de la vacante

Michael Page is seeking an experienced Business Unit Lead to own the Sydney Water Major Projects and Development capability. The role focuses on leading a high-performing engineering team, securing new work, and shaping strategic growth.

You will work closely with developers, councils, and key industry stakeholders to drive profitable outcomes. The opportunity offers significant autonomy, a clear growth path, and a platform to influence the direction of water infrastructure projects across

Formación

• Extensive experience delivering Sydney Water and/or development-related projects.
• Strong relationships across developers, councils, contractors and industry stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and win new work.
• Commercial acumen and client management expertise.
• Proven leadership and team development capability.
• A passion for growing people, projects and business performance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and grow a well-established Sydney Water and WSC capable engineering team.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with developers, councils, contractors and key industry stakeholders.
• Identify, secure and deliver new business opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership across major development and infrastructure projects.
• Mentor and develop a capable team of engineers and designers.
• Contribute to strategic business decisions and future growth initiatives.
• Represent the business within the broader Sydney Water market.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Water infrastructure

Strategic planning

Mentoring / team development

Descripción del empleo

This role is about far more than delivering technical outcomes.You will be responsible for:

• Leading and growing a well-established Sydney Water and WSC capable engineering team
• Developing and strengthening relationships with developers, councils, contractors and key industry stakeholders
• Identifying, securing and delivering new business opportunities
• Providing technical leadership across major development and infrastructure projects
• Mentoring and developing a capable team of engineers and designers
• Contributing to strategic business decisions and future growth initiatives
• Representing the business within the broader Sydney Water market

This role is about far more than delivering technical outcomes.You will be responsible for:

• Leading and growing a well-established Sydney Water and WSC capable engineering team
• Developing and strengthening relationships with developers, councils, contractors and key industry stakeholders
• Identifying, securing and delivering new business opportunities
• Providing technical leadership across major development and infrastructure projects
• Mentoring and developing a capable team of engineers and designers
• Contributing to strategic business decisions and future growth initiatives
• Representing the business within the broader Sydney Water market

Growing engineering utility consultancyExciting opportunity to lead and grow a business unit

You may currently be working as a:

• Business unit leader/lead
• Principal Engineer
• Lead Engineer
• Senior Design Manager

You'll ideally bring:

• Extensive experience delivering Sydney Water and/or development-related projects
• Strong relationships across developers, councils, contractors and industry stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to identify and win new work
• Commercial acumen and client management expertise
• Proven leadership and team development capability
• A passion for growing people, projects and business performance

Are you recognised across the Sydney Water market not only for your technical expertise, but also for your ability to build trusted client relationships, win work and lead high-performing teams?

An established and growing utility engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Business unit lead to take ownership of its Sydney Water Major Projects and Development capability. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership position with genuine influence over business strategy, client growth and team development, whilst being rewarded for your technical expertise and your commercial acumen. Working alongside an established team that already focuses on Water infrastructure projects, you'll be instrumental in driving the next phase of growth across subdivision, unit development and broader water infrastructure projects throughout Sydney.

What Makes This Role Different?

• Significant influence over the future direction of the business
• Strong autonomy and authority to shape the Water division
• Existing project pipeline and market presence to build upon
• Opportunity to leverage your industry profile and relationships
• Genuine pathway to help drive long-term growth and profitability
• Profit-share structure that rewards business success

What's On Offer?

• Highly competitive base salary
• Short term incentive bonus and Profit Share Bonus
• Flexible, senior leadership role
• Strong level of autonomy and decision-making authority
• Opportunity to shape and grow a key business division
• Established brand and market presence
• Career-defining leadership opportunity within the water industry