Client Director - Water

Beca Pty. Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing and community leave

Shareholder opportunities

Professional development & engineering

Job summary

Beca Pty. Ltd. in Sydney is seeking a Client Director to lead and deepen strategic relationships with major water sector clients.

You will set client strategy, guide bids, and ensure delivery excellence, working with engineering, advisory, digital and delivery teams. Reporting to the General Manager – Water, you will build senior partnerships, manage commercial performance, champion safety and sustainability, and develop a high-performing team across projects in water, wastewater, networks and

Qualifications

• Senior professional with leadership experience in the water sector.
• Strong commercial judgement and experience navigating panels, alliances and long-term programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder, influencing and communication skills with inclusive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead client strategy and account plans for major Sydney water clients.
• Build and sustain senior client relationships; act as trusted advisor.
• Identify opportunities early and oversee high-quality bids.
• Drive delivery excellence and client satisfaction with project leaders.
• Manage commercial performance: pricing, contracts, governance, forecasts.
• Champion safety, quality, sustainability, and social outcomes.
• Develop and coach a high-performing client team; promote inclusion.
• Represent the organisation at industry forums; stay close to market, regulatory and technology trends.

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:

Key responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What makes us different?

At Beca, our people are our business. We support curiosity and value great ideas, and are passionate about creating a workplace where people are engaged, feel incredible and can belong. Our employee-ownership model sets us apart. It’s an opportunity for our people to be invested in the future success of our business, with share ownership available for eligible employees. We also offer a range of employee benefits, designed to reward and recognise the amazing things our people are doing everyday. And our values of partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care are reflected in the way we work, with our people and with our clients. When you are part of our Beca family, you’ll own your own career path and contribute to a legacy. Join us and discover for yourself how you own your career and can make a everyday better.

But we need problem solvers - the makers, the creators, the planners and practitioners to convert ideas into reality. For over 100 years, we’ve been making a visible difference, developing, and delivering solutions for our clients, our people and our community. Focusing on sustainability, innovation, and digital technologies, to create better and safer outcomes.