Manager - Water Infrastructure, Melbourne

SMEC

City of Melbourne

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Mentorship from industry leaders

Structured professional development

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Job summary

SMEC in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Water Infrastructure Engineer/Project Manager to step into a leadership position, taking ownership of the Melbourne business and driving growth in water infrastructure.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years of industry experience, with proven management and business development skills to expand the water team and secure new opportunities, while delivering projects to time and quality.

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years’ professional industry experience in Water Infrastructure.
Experience delivering technical projects within a consultancy environment (design and project management).
Ability to prepare successful proposals with correct scope and budget.

Responsibilities

Identify, win and deliver water infrastructure projects.
Grow the team through targeted client relationship management and business development.
Manage the commercial performance of the team.
Lead and manage the team for optimal performance, resourcing, retention and development.
Provide input to projects at PM/review level to ensure timely, quality delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering

Chartered Professional Engineer

Job description

Key leadership opportunity in an established water infrastructure business
Melbourne based role
Flexible working conditions and attractive package + benefits

About SMEC

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

The role

We are seeking expressions of interest from high performing Senior Water Infrastructure Engineers/Project Managers who wish the next step into a leadership position managing the Melbourne business. As Manager – Water Infrastructure, Melbourne this is an opportunity to take ownership of the business and drive growth areas within Water Infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have highly competent management and business development skills (e.g. industry profiling activities; sourcing new clients; repeat work from existing clients) to expand the water team capability in the region and source business opportunities to support the ongoing activities of a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.

With a minimum of10 years’ industry experience, you will play a key role in:

Identifying, winning and delivering water infrastructure projects
Contributing to the growth ofthe team through targeted client relationship management and business development activity
Managing the commercial performance of the team
Effectively managing and leading the team to ensure optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
Providing input to projects at a project management and/or review level to achieve reliable project performance in terms of both timeliness and quality

Suitable applicants will have/be:

Chartered Professional Engineer
Tertiary qualification in Engineering
10+ years’ professional industry experience in Water Infrastructure
Experience of delivering technical projects within a consultancy environment both in a Design and Project management capacity.
The ability to prepare successful proposals with the correct scope and budget
The ability to submit technical reports to a high standard requiring minimal correction; and provide final review of reports

As an inclusive and growing organisation, SMEC is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and thought leaders.

We recognise the value and importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and look for people with different backgrounds, skills and expertise to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

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