Defence Environment Delivery Leader - Australia

GHD; Hobart; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking an experienced Defence Environment Delivery Leader to provide national leadership across our Defence environmental portfolio in Australia. You will lead a geographically dispersed team, deliver expert environmental and contractual advice, and ensure governance, safety and quality across projects while maintaining strong client engagement and commercial awareness.

Travel up to 1 week per month is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in environmental and/or project environments.
• Demonstrated leadership capability.
• Defence project experience preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Existing AGSVA Baseline clearance or ability to obtain.
• Travel up to 1 week per month.
• Full-time appointment preferred; part-time arrangements can be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership across Defence environmental delivery.
• Lead a geographically dispersed team.
• Support Defence projects with environmental and contractual advice.
• Leverage systems to strengthen governance, safety and project delivery.
• Proactively manage project risks and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Defence experience

Environmental project delivery

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in relevant field

Job description

Job Description

There's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment.

Join GHD's global network of engineers, scientists, planners and environmental specialists working together to create a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

GHD's National Defence Team provides leadership and coordination across our portfolio of Defence projects throughout Australia and the Pacific, connecting our clients with the breadth of GHD's technical capability to address the diverse infrastructure and sustainment needs of the Department of Defence and associated Clients.

As Defence continues to be a key part of GHD's growth strategy, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Defence Environment Delivery Leader - Australia to provide technical and delivery leadership across our national Defence environmental portfolio.

Working across our Defence and Environment businesses, you'll lead a nationally connected team and help drive consistency, efficiency and quality across our environmental services and deliverables. You'll bring together the right capability to support Defence projects across Australia, while providing leadership, specialist advice and strong commercial oversight.

This diverse and exciting role will see you:

• Providing national leadership across Defence environmental delivery, driving consistency, efficiency, resource capability needs and quality across our services and deliverables.
• Leading, coaching and developing a geographically dispersed team, creating a connected and high-performing national environment.
• Supporting Defence projects with environmental and contractual advice, bringing together the right technical expertise and capability from across GHD.
• Leveraging business and digital systems to strengthen project delivery, governance, financial performance, quality management and planning.
• Promoting a strong culture of safety and wellbeing while applying sound commercial judgement to proactively manage project risks and opportunities.

What would you bring to the team?

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and 10+ years’ experience in environmental and/or project environments, with demonstrated leadership capability and preferably Defence project experience.
• Proven delivery experience within the Defence sector and a strong understanding of relevant Defence policies, processes, requirements and ways of working.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing geographically dispersed teams, with the ability to build a cohesive and coordinated working environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills, combined with the ability to engage effectively with clients, technical specialists and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify and effectively manage project risks and opportunities, together with an existing AGSVA Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a minimum Baseline clearance, with Negative Vetting 1 preferred.
• Travel is a requirement of this position, approximately up to 1 week per month.
• A full-time appointment is preferred; however part-time arrangements can be considered.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We are a veteran friendly employer and encourage applications from those who have defended our nation.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.