Wellington Office Leader — Engineering & Growth

Vitruvius; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitruvius is seeking a Business Leader for the Wellington office to oversee people, clients, and commercial performance while remaining actively engaged in client work and technical delivery for part of their time.

Reporting to the Managing Director and joining the Senior Leadership Team, you will establish standards and culture, develop the local team, manage budgets, and drive growth in the Wellington water practice through stronger client relationships.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading a team. This is an essential requirement.
• Recognised technical credibility in your discipline. Water experience is strongly preferred; other disciplines must show strength across the role.
• Approximately fifteen years’ experience in engineering consultancy.
• Genuine people leadership capability, including coaching, development and performance management.
• Commercial accountability for a budget, with confidence in pricing, forecasting and decision making.
• An established Wellington network, or the ability to build one through Vitruvius current client relationships.
• A preference for regular office presence, which the role requires to be effective.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Wellington office as its most senior representative, establishing expectations, standards and culture
• Develop and support three direct reports and build capability across the wider team
• Own Wellington’s commercial performance, business plan and growth trajectory, pursued at a measured and sustainable pace
• Maintain active technical delivery and client-facing project involvement alongside leadership responsibilities
• Grow the water practice, currently the clearest area of opportunity for the business in the Wellington market
• Develop client relationships in line with the firm’s model of fewer clients and deeper relationships, generating further work from within existing projects
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the wider business as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, and lead the Wellington component of annual business planning

Skills

Team leadership

Water project experience

People leadership

Budget accountability

Client relationships

Wellington network

Office presence

Forecasting

Job description

Vitruvius is seeking a Business Leader for the Wellington office to oversee people, clients, and commercial performance while remaining actively engaged in client work and technical delivery for part of their time.

Reporting to the Managing Director and joining the Senior Leadership Team, you will establish standards and culture, develop the local team, manage budgets, and drive growth in the Wellington water practice through stronger client relationships.