Manager - Water Infrastructure, Sydney

SJ Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC is seeking a Manager – Water Infrastructure, Sydney to lead the water practice in Sydney and own the business growth. You will drive high‑level project delivery and strategic client engagement, while building a capable team and managing performance.

With 10+ years in water infrastructure and a Chartered Engineer, you will shape proposals, budgets and reports to meet quality standards and client expectations, positioning SMEC for ongoing regional expansion.

Qualifications

• Chartered Professional Engineer.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering.
• 10+ years’ professional industry experience in Water Infrastructure.
• Experience delivering technical projects within a consultancy environment.
• Ability to prepare successful proposals with the correct scope and budget.
• Ability to submit technical reports to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, winning and delivering water infrastructure projects.
• Contributing to the growth of the team through targeted client relationship management and business development activity.
• Managing the commercial performance of the team.
• Effectively 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 timeliness and quality.

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Manager Water Infrastructure Sydney

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 a high performing water professional who wishes to take the next step into a leadership position managing the Sydney business. As Manager – Water Infrastructure, Sydney 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 (e.g. industry profiling activities; sourcing new clients; repeat work from existing clients) skills 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 of 10 years' industry experience, you will play a key role in:

• Identifying, winning and delivering water infrastructure projects
• Contributing to the growth of the 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.

What we offer

When you join SMEC, you will have the opportunity to embrace your creativity and drive change across the business. Working with clients and partners, you will be part of an organisation that helps to shape our communities, industries and the global landscape.

Our recent growth has provided new and exciting opportunities for our people, our employees enjoy a consistent flow of significant projects, end-to-end responsibilities and are motivated by meaningful work.