Chief Executive Officer

OnTalent; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

OnTalent is partnering with a substantial privately owned Australian business seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead a period of leadership succession and organisational development on the Gold Coast. The role requires steering strategy, governance and performance across diverse asset-intensive markets.

The incoming CEO will join a refreshed executive team, uphold safety and stakeholder engagement, and drive sustainable growth while maintaining strong financial discipline and a

Qualifications

• CEO or equivalent enterprise leadership experience
• Experience leading asset-intensive, operationally focused or project-based business
• Strong financial and commercial capability, including responsibility for profit, margin, risk and investment decisions
• Experience leading multidisciplinary operational, technical and corporate teams
• Demonstrated success strengthening leadership capability and organisational performance

Responsibilities

• Set and execute a clear strategic direction
• Lead commercial and operational performance across a diverse portfolio
• Strengthen accountability, decision-making and leadership disciplines
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, governance and enterprise risk
• Protect margin and improve organisational performance
• Build leadership depth and manage the transfer of critical organisational knowledge
• Develop a high-performing and connected executive team
• Position the organisation for sustainable future growth

Job description

A substantial privately owned Australian business is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead it through an important period of leadership succession and organisational development.

Operating across several asset-intensive, project-based and industrial markets, the organisation brings together a diverse workforce spanning field operations, technical services, project delivery, manufacturing and corporate functions. It has experienced strong growth and is now entering a period in which consolidating performance, embedding leadership disciplines and preparing for the next cycle of opportunity will be critical.

The organisation has recently introduced a new operating model, established refreshed Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, embedded organisational values and implemented a performance framework. The incoming CEO will therefore join a business with a stronger and more scalable foundation, together with a clear mandate to convert that platform into sustained performance.

Reporting to the Board, the CEO will:

Set and execute a clear strategic direction

Lead commercial and operational performance across a diverse portfolio

Strengthen accountability, decision-making and leadership disciplines

Maintain a strong focus on safety, governance and enterprise risk

Protect margin and improve organisational performance

Build leadership depth and manage the transfer of critical organisational knowledge

Develop a high-performing and connected executive team

Position the organisation for sustainable future growth

This is not simply a growth mandate. It is an opportunity to lead a successful business through a significant succession moment, respecting the strengths that have shaped it while building the capability required for its future.

The successful candidate will bring:

CEO, Managing Director, General Manager or comparable enterprise leadership experience

A record of leading a complex, asset-intensive, operationally focused or project-based business

Strong financial and commercial capability, including responsibility for profit, margin, risk and investment decisions

Experience leading multidisciplinary operational, technical and corporate teams

Demonstrated success strengthening leadership capability and organisational performance

High emotional intelligence and the judgement to balance continuity with change

A practical, visible and grounded leadership approach

Strong Board engagement and stakeholder management capability

An unwavering commitment to safety and responsible governance

Candidates may come from civil infrastructure, construction, resources services, marine operations, quarrying and construction materials, manufacturing, fabrication, engineering, logistics, heavy equipment, industrial contracting or similarly complex operational environments.

Experience within a privately or family-owned enterprise would be valuable. More important, however, will be the candidate’s ability to build trust, understand established relationships and lead with humility as well as authority.

An attractive executive remuneration package, including a significant annual incentive linked to financial performance and broader strategic, safety and cultural outcomes, will be offered.