Technical Director Aviation

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a leader in aviation to join our transport sector in New Zealand. Based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, you will grow and lead the aviation service line, delivering leading design and project management services to clients.

You will maintain a client focus, drive project performance, and ensure technical excellence across the group, working with bright minds and shaping landmark projects for communities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' professional experience in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in aviation related management position.
• Experience in developing new business to increase revenue and market penetration.
• Strong project delivery with commercial awareness.
• Experience coordinating resources across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Instil client-centric ethos to be the leading aviation consultancy.
• Provide operational management of the aviation service line to achieve outcomes.
• Actively engage with clients to grow opportunities.
• Manage and develop the client pipeline across the service line.
• Collaborate to develop multi-discipline service offerings across the business.
• Monitor overall performance of projects to ensure client outcomes.
• Provide leadership on project teams ensuring PM procedures are followed.
• Apply technical capability to deliver services to clients.
• Ensure active participation in aviation industry groups.

Skills

Aviation management

Project leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives enabling you to do the best work of your life. You can experience a world of opportunities to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is one of the world's top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. We see the world through a Future Ready® lens, fuelled by a shared commitment to making a positive impact—one project and community at a time.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a leader in aviation to join our transport sector. In this role you will maintain a client focus while driving project performance and technical excellence for the group. You can be based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.

You will be responsible for growing the aviation service line through providing leading design and project management services to clients.

The Role:

• Instil a strong client centric ethos in the service line, leveraging local and global know-how, resources, and technical expertise to be the leading consultancy in aviation
• Provide operational management and leadership of the aviation service line to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients and our stakeholders through maximising commercial, people and project outcomes.
• Actively engage and collaborate with clients to grow and build opportunities.
• Manage and ensure development of client pipeline and prospects across the service line.
• Work collaboratively with others to develop/implement a consistent multi-discipline service offerings across the business/country.
• Actively monitor overall performance of projects within service line to ensure client outcomes are achieved.
• Provide leadership and/or inputs on project teams project director/manager/technical as appropriate), ensuring WSP Project Management procedures followed
• Apply your technical capability to deliver services to clients yourself through projects
• Ensure there is active participation or representation in appropriate industry groups for aviation.

About you:

• Minimum of 10 years' professional experience in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in aviation related management position
• Experience in developing new business by identifying and capitalising on opportunities to increase revenue, and profit, and expand market penetration.
• Strong project delivery experience with sound commercial awareness.
• Experience contributing to business development and maintaining client relationships.
• Experience coordinating resources and managing workload across multiple projects.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

We are proud to have the blueprint of Aotearoa New Zealand in our DNA and our 2,000+ expert professionals in 24 offices are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 75,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can.