Strategic Operations Leader – Building Services

WSP; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Operations Executive - Building Services to provide operational leadership across the business, translating strategy into action with robust governance and performance oversight.

The role focuses on improving project delivery, profitability and growth while promoting compliance, risk management and cross-functional collaboration with Directors, PMs and Finance teams.

Qualifications

• Commercial and financial experience in engineering consultancy or professional services.
• Experience with budgets, forecasting and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Unit leaders to monitor operational performance and support objectives.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and reporting with Finance Partners.
• Monitor KPIs, identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Review pipeline/backlog reporting for workload planning.
• Undertake profitability and risk analysis to inform decisions.
• Drive consistency and collaboration in project performance and delivery.
• Support integration of acquired businesses into WSP systems.
• Promote operational performance through WSP Global Capability Centres (GCC).
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) governance and performance.
• Provide governance across the project portfolio and manage risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to optimise project financials and outcomes.
• Lead project reviews and provide insights into performance and corrective actions.
• Review proposals’ pricing, risk and contracts.
• Support mobilisation and setup of major projects including Defence.

Skills

Commercial experience

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Budgeting

Project performance metrics

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Office

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

WSP is seeking an Operations Executive - Building Services to provide operational leadership across the business, translating strategy into action with robust governance and performance oversight.

The role focuses on improving project delivery, profitability and growth while promoting compliance, risk management and cross-functional collaboration with Directors, PMs and Finance teams.