Business Group Leader

GHD is a respected leader in the Australian environmental sector, and we aim to create solutions that are both functional and practical, that innovate, that are sustainable, and most importantly, meet the needs of our clients and communities, for everyone’s future.

GHD’s Planning & Environment group provides a broad range of planning, contamination and biodiversity impact assessment and monitoring projects across a wide variety of locations and industries in South Australia. Our clients include land managers, state government bodies and Defence. This provides us with a range of interesting projects and allows us to align with the broader GHD strategies addressing Future Water, Future Energy and Future Community, where we are able to work alongside decision makers to improve environmental outcomes.

Our South Australian **Planning & Environment group **of 15 professionals is looking for a passionate and motivating **Business Group Leader **. The team works on a broad range of significant projects locally and nationally, delivering services across public and private sectors.

You will be able to drive business opportunities within the local market and beyond and enjoy a commitment to building strong technical authority with a client-led mindset.

**Working with our Operations Manager, Market Leader - Environment, multi-disciplinary leadership group and broader service line, this position is your opportunity to lead within a global consultancy and will see you involved in**:

- Leading and developing our people
- Developing and realising business opportunities and ensuring sustainable growth of the business group’s revenue and commercial performance
- Building and developing relationships with existing and potential clients and partners
- Providing leadership to the group in line with GHD’s values and our purpose
- Building effective relationships with other leaders in the region and nationally as well as more broadly - with Market Leaders and Service Line Leaders in the Environment market nationally.

**What will you bring to the team?**
- Appropriate degree supported by solid relevant industry and consulting experience
- Engaging and motivating people skills backed by strategic problem-solving capabilities
- Commercially astute with strong project delivery experience, including providing support to Project Directors and Project Managers to deliver outstanding client experiences coupled with both technical and commercial performance on projects.
- Leadership of a team of specialists with a wide range of skills and experience
- Proactive, professional, collaborative and personable approach.
- Effective and proven business development, networking and client relationship management skills.
- Develop and mentor a talented team in South Australia, working in collaboration across our Australian business, to deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Contact Linda Graham

T +61 3 8687 8846.

There may be government or client requirements which require an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for this position.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.