Client Director - Water

Beca; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

Beca is seeking a Client Director to lead and advance strategic relationships with major water sector clients in Sydney. You will set client strategy, foster senior relationships, and oversee bids and commercial outcomes across water, wastewater, networks, assets, and capital programmes.

You will work with engineering, advisory, digital and delivery leaders to ensure delivery excellence, while championing safety, sustainability and inclusion in all engagements.

Qualifications

• Senior professional in the water sector with a track record leading major client accounts or programmes.
• Strong commercial judgment and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Ability to develop client strategy, govern bids, and manage long term programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead client strategy and account plans for major Sydney water clients.
• Build senior-level relationships and act as trusted advisor.
• Oversee bids, manage delivery, and monitor commercial performance.

Job description

Client Director – Major Water Clients Sydney

Make a lasting impact on Greater Sydney’s water future. We’re seeking a Client Director to lead and further develop our strategic relationships with major clients across the water sector.

The opportunity

As a Client Director, you’ll play a key leadership role in setting client strategy, deepening relationships, and ensuring excellence across bids and commercial outcomes. You’ll work closely with our technical leaders to enable smooth delivery. You’ll bring the best of our organisation - engineering, advisory, digital, and delivery together to solve complex challenges across water, wastewater, networks, assets, and capital programmes for major clients.

Reporting to the General Manager – Water, you’ll join our Water business group and primarily be responsible for:

• Leading client strategy and account plans for major clients in Sydney, aligned to their priorities and our growth ambitions.
• Build and sustain strong senior relationships across major clients and key partners; act as a trusted advisor.
• Identify opportunities early and oversee high quality bids.
• Drive delivery excellence and client satisfaction, working with project leaders to address risks, performance, and value.
• Manage commercial performance including pricing, contracts, governance, pipeline health, and forecasts.
• Champion safety, quality, sustainability, and social outcomes across all engagements.
• Develop and coach a high‑performing client team; foster a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and accountability.
• Represent the organisation at industry forums; stay close to market, regulatory, and technology trends.

About you

You’re a senior professional in the water sector who has led major client accounts or programmes and enjoys shaping outcomes with and for others. You bring a practical understanding of client outcomes, asset management, capital delivery, networks, sustainability, and digital or the curiosity and growth mindset to build this quickly. You’re known for growing clients, sound commercial judgement, and confidence navigating panels, D&C, alliances, and long term programmes, alongside excellent stakeholder, influencing, and communication skills. Most importantly, you lead inclusively and can lead diverse teams and partners towards shared goals, creating space for different perspectives, and role modelling collaborative ways of working. If you don’t meet every requirement, that’s okay - your transferable skills, leadership potential, and commitment to learning matter to us.

A career with Beca will provide you with:

Flexibility & Wellbeing:

We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.

Belonging & Ownership:

Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work. You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.

Parental Leave:

Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.

Career Growth & Development:

Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands‑on experience to unlock your career potential.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com