National Defence Environmental Delivery Lead

GHD; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD’s Defence Environment Delivery Leader role is a senior position, guiding national environmental services and deliverables across Defence projects in Australia and the Pacific. You’ll provide leadership, specialist advice, and strong commercial oversight, coordinating across Defence and Environment teams.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team, drive consistency, and promote safety, wellbeing and risk-informed decision-making while aligning with Defence policies and client needs.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and 10+ years’ experience in environmental and/or project environments, with demonstrated leadership capability.
• Proven delivery experience within the Defence sector and a strong understanding of 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership across Defence environmental delivery, driving consistency, efficiency, resource capability needs and quality.
• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed team, creating a connected and high-performing national environment.
• Support Defence projects with environmental and contractual advice, bringing together the right technical expertise from across GHD.
• Leverage business and digital systems to strengthen project delivery, governance, financial performance and planning.
• Promote a strong culture of safety and wellbeing while applying sound commercial judgement to manage risks and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership capability

Communication

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

GHD’s Defence Environment Delivery Leader role is a senior position, guiding national environmental services and deliverables across Defence projects in Australia and the Pacific. You’ll provide leadership, specialist advice, and strong commercial oversight, coordinating across Defence and Environment teams.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team, drive consistency, and promote safety, wellbeing and risk-informed decision-making while aligning with Defence policies and client needs.