Utilities Lead

Taylors Development Strategists; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylors Development Strategists, Melbourne-based, is seeking an experienced Utilities Lead to steer the technical direction and capability of our utilities function across major infrastructure projects.

You will provide leadership, mentor teams, and build client relationships while delivering high-quality utilities outputs. Flexible work options allow remote or office-based work within a Melbourne firm.

Qualifications

• Proven technical or functional leadership experience within the utilities industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of utilities, asset recording and underground service locating.
• Experience delivering utilities projects within infrastructure environments.
• Understanding of project and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical leadership across utilities, setting direction, standards and best practice.
• Lead the delivery and coordination of high-quality utilities outputs across major infrastructure projects.
• Apply your technical expertise across asset recording, underground service locating and utility investigations.
• Oversee field crews and coordinate weekly field programs to meet client and project requirements.
• Mentor and develop technical capability across the team.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for repeat engagements.
• Support project productivity, commercial outcomes and invoicing targets.
• Help grow and strengthen Taylors’ expertise and reputation in the utilities market.

Skills

Technical leadership

Utilities expertise

Asset recording

Underground locating

Project management

Mentorship

Client relationship management

Job description

Taylors Development Strategists – Notting Hill VIC

Here at Taylors, we pride ourselves on fostering aculture of belonging, growth, innovationand providing you with every opportunity to contribute to both business and personal success. We bring our full selves to work each day and work alongside extremely talented, supportive and dedicated teams.

We are atruly flexible workplacewhere you can choose to work from home or the office.

This isn't a full list of course...we feel we have a lot to offer you!

Role Snapshot

Taylors is looking for an experienced Utilities Lead to take a functional leadership role within our multidisciplinary infrastructure business.

This is an opportunity to lead the technical direction and capability of our utilities function. You’ll bring your utilities expertise to complex infrastructure projects across transport, water, utilities, buildings and civil works helping set standards, guide delivery and develop the capability of those around you.

What you’ll do

Provide functional and technical leadership across utilities, setting direction, standards and best practice.

Lead the delivery and coordination of high-quality utilities outputs across major infrastructure projects.

Apply your technical expertise across asset recording, underground service locating and utility investigations.

Oversee field crews and coordinate weekly field programs to meet client and project requirements.

Mentor and develop technical capability across the team.

Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for repeat engagements.

Support project productivity, commercial outcomes and invoicing targets.

Help grow and strengthen Taylors’ expertise and reputation in the utilities market.

What you’ll bring

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

Proven technical or functional leadership experience within the utilities industry.

Strong technical knowledge of utilities, asset recording and underground service locating.

Experience delivering utilities projects within infrastructure environments.

A practical understanding of project and financial management.

The ability to influence, mentor and develop others without relying on direct managerial authority.

A collaborative, people-first approach and a genuine interest in building technical capability.

The flexibility to work remotely while contributing to a Melbourne-based, multidisciplinary firm.

At Taylors, we\'re committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

We actively seek to collaborate with individuals from all backgrounds and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, individuals of all ages and genders and minority groups. We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us stronger as a team. Our commitment to DEI is woven into the fabric of our culture, and together, we can create an environment where everyone thrives.

About Taylors

Here at Taylors, we are a leading development consultancy recognised in our industry for providing first class outcomes to our client base across the infrastructure, urban development and built environment markets for nearly 60 years. Built on a foundation of relationships, innovation and expertise we have a team of over 170 talented professionals delivering outcomes to our communities across Town Planning, Urban Design, Surveying, Civil Engineering, Project Management and Corporate Services.

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