General Manager Operations - AusPac

Brunel; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive leadership role

Regional travel

Competitive remuneration package

Melbourne or Brisbane location

Job summary

Brunel in Australia Pacific seeks a General Manager Operations to lead a large, multi-disciplinary operations function across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Based in Melbourne or Brisbane, you will set strategic direction, oversee safety, delivery of services, and a diverse portfolio spanning operations, engineering and project delivery.

You will drive performance, manage budgets, develop leaders and collaborate with the regional leadership team.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership across complex operational environments.
• Experience leading large multi-site teams.
• Strong financial acumen with budgeting responsibility.
• Proven track record in safety and reliability improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder management at executive level.
• Collaborative, influential leadership style.
• Experience coaching high-performing teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large, geographically dispersed operations team across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
• Drive a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability and operational excellence.
• Oversee service centre operations, project delivery, engineering and field-based teams.
• Improve operational efficiency, asset utilisation and workforce productivity.
• Partner with senior leadership on strategic planning and capital investment decisions.
• Ensure robust operational systems, processes and governance frameworks are in place.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across safety, customer service and financial performance.
• Develop future leaders and strengthen organisational capability.

Job description

Lead Operations Across Australia, New Zealand & Fiji

An industry-leading provider of critical energy and infrastructure solutions is seeking an experienced General Manager Operations to lead a large, multi-disciplinary operations function across the Australia Pacific region.

General Manager Operations (AusPac)

Location: Melbourne or Brisbane-based

The Opportunity

Reporting as a key member of the regional leadership team, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of operations, engineering, project delivery and resource management functions.

You will play a critical role in shaping operational strategy, improving business performance and ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of services to customers across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large, geographically dispersed operations team across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
• Drive a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability and operational excellence.
• Oversee service centre operations, project delivery, engineering and field-based teams.
• Improve operational efficiency, asset utilisation and workforce productivity.
• Partner with senior leadership on strategic planning and capital investment decisions.
• Ensure robust operational systems, processes and governance frameworks are in place.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across safety, customer service and financial performance.
• Develop future leaders and strengthen organisational capability.

About You

You are an accomplished operational leader with a proven track record leading large, multi-site operations within asset-intensive or industrial environments.

• Significant senior leadership experience across complex operational environments.
• Experience leading large teams across multiple locations and disciplines.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including ownership of operational budgets and business performance.
• Demonstrated success driving safety, reliability and operational improvement.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to influence at executive level.
• Experience developing and coaching high-performing teams.
• Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally
• Full and unrestricted AU working rights

What's on Offer

• Executive leadership position with significant regional scope.
• Opportunity to influence strategy and operational performance across Australia Pacific.
• High-profile role within a growing and evolving business.
• Competitive executive remuneration package.
• Melbourne or Brisbane location.
• Regional travel and strong leadership team exposure.