Strategic Operations Director, Transport & Infra

WSP; Sydney; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Health and wellbeing programs

Career development opportunities

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Operations Director - Transport & Infrastructure to be a strategic operating partner to the Managing Director, shaping how the Australian T&I business delivers major projects across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

You will drive workforce planning, capability development, pricing and governance, while collaborating with digital leaders to embed AI and automation. This is a senior leadership role with lasting impact and growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an operations director or in a senior project delivery role with P&L responsibility over $150m.
• Experience managing operational and financial performance across a comparable business, portfolio or region.
• Strong commercial acumen across budgeting, forecasting, pricing, contracts and performance reporting.
• Understanding of the commercial and delivery requirements associated with major infrastructure projects.
• Experience translating strategic plans into measurable operational outcomes, including workforce planning, capability development or organisational improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, a collaborative leadership style and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, science, finance, commerce or a related discipline; project management qualifications or postgraduate study would be well regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated workforce planning to anticipate future capability, capacity and skills needs.
• Work with technical leaders to address critical capability gaps and strengthen commercial, operational and leadership capability.
• Lead the T&I Global Capability Centre strategy, aligning capability with future project, workforce and growth requirements.
• Strengthen project delivery, commercial and contractual performance through governance, assurance and early intervention.
• Improve pricing, delivery strategies and processes to support competitiveness, client value and sustainable margins.
• Partner with digital leaders to operationalise AI, automation and digital delivery, while coaching leaders and fostering a culture centred on safety, performance, innovation, collaboration and people development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

People development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, finance, commerce or related discipline

Project management qualifications or postgraduate study

Job description

WSP is seeking an Operations Director - Transport & Infrastructure to be a strategic operating partner to the Managing Director, shaping how the Australian T&I business delivers major projects across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

You will drive workforce planning, capability development, pricing and governance, while collaborating with digital leaders to embed AI and automation. This is a senior leadership role with lasting impact and growth.