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Mechanical Director - Building Services

Executive Leadership | Growth & Market Strategy | Equity Opportunity

Shaw Talent have partnered with an award-winning, fast-growing Tier-2 consultancy renowned for its hands-on leaders, pioneering advice, and exceptional client service. With its growing presence across Australia, this is a unique opportunity to lead from the front in Sydney with a Mechanical Engineering team primed for growth.

You'll be empowered to lead boldly, acting with agility and strategic insight across projects, teams, and client relationships. As an executive leader, your influence will extend well beyond delivery and with a seat at the table you'll help shape the business, the culture, and reap equity in your success.

The Opportunity

As Mechanical Director – Building Services, you will:

• Lead, mentor, and elevate a high-calibre Sydney-based team, delivering Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects across data centres, defence, education, health, and mixed-use sectors.
• Drive technical excellence and innovation, setting the benchmark for mechanical systems that are efficient, sustainable, and client-centric.
• Collaborate seamlessly with electrical, hydraulic, fire, and sustainability teams to deliver integrated building services solutions.
• Nurture and grow client partnerships by leveraging your reputation, technical presence, and commercial awareness to unlock high-value opportunities.
• Lead high-stakes bids, strategic pursuits, and long-term frameworks that align with both client needs and your strategic vision.
• Act as a visible and trusted industry advisor, representing the company at forums, events, and within the broader engineering community.
• Shape the business as a stakeholder - this role offer a buy-in equity component, offering long-term alignment between your impact and reward.

Who You Are

• 12+ years' experience in a mechanical building services consulting environment
• 5+ years in an Australia-based leadership role within a building services consultancy
• A trusted technical authority, respected for your engineering judgement and capacity to deliver innovative solutions.
• A natural leader, mentor, motivator, and strategic collaborator with a strong track record of elevating team performance.
• Skilled in client engagement and business growth, comfortable building relationships, identifying strategic opportunities, and delivering results.
• Chartered Engineer (CPEng or equivalent).
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and excited by the opportunity to co-shape both company and personal growth through equity ownership.

What Makes This Role Special

• Entrepreneurial Leadership – drive the division, your way, backed by a nimble yet high-performing team.
• Equity Alignment – meaningfully share in the firm's growth and success.
• Proven Foundation – join a consultancy with award-winning client service and an expanding national footprint.
• Integrated Culture – collaborate with a high performing team across multiple disciplines in an environment built on trust, innovation, and high standards.
• Values-Driven – work where culture matters, your leadership is celebrated, and impact is tangible.

A Role That Matches Your Ambition

If you're an executive-level leader ready to leave a legacy through design excellence, client trust, and business growth, and you want to be rewarded not just with success but ownership, this is your opportunity.

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Seniority level

• Seniority levelExecutive

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionConsulting, Engineering, and Business Development
• IndustriesEngineering Services, Design Services, and Business Consulting and Services

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