Operations Manager

CTC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CTC in Adelaide seeks an experienced engineering consultancy leader to oversee a multidisciplinary team of 80+ engineers, project managers and technical professionals. The Operations Manager will drive delivery across energy, oil & gas and mining sectors, ensuring safe, reliable project delivery while achieving profitability and strong client relationships.

You will lead tender strategies and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record of growing profitable consultancy operations.
• Strong people development and coaching skills.
• Ability to influence strategy and secure client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise delivery of multidisciplinary projects.
• Ensure safe and reliable project delivery and governance.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Manage commercial performance and profitability.
• Engage with clients and manage relationships.
• Plan resources and optimise utilisation.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Collaborative leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial judgement

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Adaptability

Resilience

Change management

Job description

• Secure pipeline of work with prestigious Tier 1 clients
• Full commercial responsibility and P&L accountability

• Adelaide-based leadership opportunity
• Secure pipeline of work with prestigious Tier 1 clients
• Full commercial responsibility and P&L accountability

This Adelaide success story continues to go from strength to strength.

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced engineering consultancy leader to oversee a multidisciplinary team of more than 80 engineers, project managers and technical professionals.

The Role

The Operations Manager will lead and optimise the delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the energy, oil & gas and mining sectors.

Key accountabilities include:

• Safe and reliable project delivery
• Operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Commercial performance and profitability
• Client engagement and relationship management
• Resource planning and utilisation
• Quality, risk and project controls governance

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in major projects and tenders, the role will strengthen project performance, improve operational efficiency and support sustainable business growth. The position will drive delivery excellence through improved project controls, quality assurance, resource optimisation and best-practice operational processes. It will also play a key role in increasing tender success rates, securing new opportunities and further strengthening client relationships.

About You

You are an experienced consultancy leader with exceptional people leadership skills, strong commercial acumen and a demonstrated track record of building profitable teams and businesses.

You will be able to demonstrate success in:

• Leading and growing multidisciplinary consulting teams
• Managing a consultancy P&L with sustained year-on-year growth
• Implementing systems and processes that improve project delivery performance
• Improving tender efficiency, win rates and business development outcomes

You are a leader who inspires and develops people while providing the clarity, structure and accountability required to achieve exceptional results.

You communicate strategy effectively, align resources, establish clear expectations and create an environment where people are empowered to perform at their best. Your leadership style is disciplined, fair, collaborative and accountable.

Experience and Attributes

Whilst experience within the energy and resources sector, established industry networks and exposure to offshore engineering delivery models would be advantageous, the priority is to recruit an ambitious, commercially astute leader with a proven ability to grow profitable consultancy operations.

You will possess:

• High emotional intelligence
• A collaborative and coaching leadership style
• Strategic thinking and sound commercial judgement
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Adaptability, resilience and drive
• The ability to influence, lead and implement change

An Exceptional Opportunity

Senior leadership opportunities of this calibre are rare in Adelaide.

Applicants should possess a minimum of five years' consultancy leadership experience within the past ten years and be able to demonstrate a consistent track record of growing teams, profitability and client relationships.

For an ambitious and entrepreneurial leader seeking the next step in their career, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a growing national business, influence strategy and participate in a structured pathway to equity ownership.