Hydraulic Director

4 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Shaw Talent Full time
Overview

Hydraulic Director – Building Services, Sydney-based | Executive Leadership | Growth & Shareholder Opportunity

Shaw Talent have partnered with a globally respected, design-led consultancy renowned for delivering thoughtful, sustainable, and human-centred engineering solutions. With a proud heritage of technical excellence and design collaboration, this is a rare opportunity to found and lead a Hydraulic Services discipline within their Sydney practice.

This is not simply another leadership role, it's the chance to establish something new. Leveraging an existing client base and integrated multi-disciplinary offering, you'll set best practice, build a high-performing team, and embed hydraulic services into a respected design culture. With a long-term shareholder pathway on offer, this role provides both leadership influence and lasting investment in the future of the business, and your career.

The Opportunity

As Hydraulic Director – Building Services, you will:

  • Establish and lead a new Hydraulic Engineering group in Sydney, creating the foundations for long-term success.
  • Create best practice design standards, ensuring quality, innovation, and sustainability across all projects.
  • Own the growth of hydraulic services, embedding capability into the firm's respected multi-disciplinary offering.
  • Collaborate with in-house experts across mechanical, electrical, fire, sustainability, and lighting design to deliver fully integrated solutions.
  • Represent the practice with presence in the Sydney market. Build trust, strengthen partnerships, and open new opportunities.
  • Build and mentor a team of hydraulic engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, design excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive delivery across projects in sectors including cultural, education, workplace, healthcare, heritage, and high-performance buildings.
  • Act as a shareholder and long-term stakeholder, shaping the direction and success of the practice.
Who You Are
  • 15+ years' experience in building services hydraulic design within a consulting environment.
  • Recognised in Sydney for your design credibility, industry presence, and trusted client relationships.
  • A proven leader with the capability to establish and grow a new discipline.
  • Passionate about design excellence and the role of hydraulics in creating smarter, sustainable buildings.
  • Commercially attuned, able to identify opportunities, manage growth, and deliver enduring client value.
  • Chartered Engineer (CPEng).
What Makes This Role Special
  • Ground-up leadership – establish a new discipline within a respected, design-led consultancy.
  • Shareholder opportunity – meaningful, long-term alignment through equity participation.
  • Creative influence – embed hydraulics as a core part of a thoughtful, design-driven service suite.
  • Trusted platform – leverage an existing client base and global reputation.
  • Cultural impact – shape a team, a discipline, and your legacy in the Sydney market.
A Role That Matches Your Ambition

If you're ready to establish, create, and own a new service offering for a respected industry player, we should talk.

Submit in confidence. All conversations handled discreetly.

Compensation

Base pay range: A$250,000.00/yr - A$350,000.00/yr


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