Transport Sector Leader

Are you passionate about Transport Planning, Infrastructure Development, delivering Major Projects, and shaping a sustainable future for our communities? Do you have a strong network of client connections in the Western Australia market and looking for an opportunity to lead and grow an important business unit?
Underpinned by strong growth and recent major project wins, Mott MacDonald’s Transport business is looking for a new Transport Sector Leader - WA, overseeing our key practices such as.
- Rail
- Roads and Highways
- Transport Planning
- Ports and Coastal
- Bridges and Civil Structures; and
- Geotechnical

Mott MacDonald is a dynamic and innovative engineering, management, and development consultancy working with high-profile clients across Australia and globally.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in all we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities, and employee opportunities.
We are passionate about what we do, connecting our deep expertise with transport skills to deliver innovative solutions which create value for our clients across policy development, organisational change, and infrastructure delivery.
Your opportunity
We are seeking a highly experienced and locally well-connected consultant to lead and develop Mott MacDonald’s transport services for government and private sector clients across Transport.
This role will see you:

- Establish your plan for the business and drive growth in Transport services in WA, aligned to our national strategy.
- Identify opportunities for new work with existing and new clients. Bring and establish long term client relationships and secure Transport work from a range of clients.
- Work in partnership with our account leads to identify a pipeline of Transport work from a range of clients. Lead your team in the winning of work and oversee project performance.
- Create, develop and lead high performing teams.
- Use advanced communication skills and experience in external and internal stakeholder management to influence the outcome of key client decisions.
- Plan resources based on insights of project and prospect pipelines and recruit strategic hires and facilitate their positioning within the business.
- Advise clients to help them deliver and optimise outstanding projects
- Foster our culture, staff engagement and uphold our values
- What can you bring to the team?
You will be an infrastructure professional with at least 15 years’ experience working as a consultant Project Director or Technical Advisor across the lifecycle of project development including experience in either Technical Advisory, Design Services, Infrastructure Planning or Project Management services. You will be experienced in communicating with executive level clients and management of multi-discipline teams, including deep experience within organisations such as PTA, MRWA and DoT.
With tertiary qualifications relevant to Project Management, Engineering, or Planning you will have proven skills in your field of expertise and a wider view of the infrastructure sector.
You will be commercially agile, able to identify and mitigate risks and establish and meet critical deadlines whether working as an independent advisor or in leading a team. Prior experience with an engineering, management firm, or consultancy is preferred with experience in either project development phases (including business cases), detail design, design & construct, collaborative delivery models and/or design certification and review type engagements.
In return we offer
All the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, ongoing professional support, career development, agile working and a great opportunity to work on key projects.
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
There's no time like the present to make a change.

Job Profile

Mott MacDonald is a uniquely diverse global management, engineering and development consultancy that offers a diverse range of opportunities for potential employees to work with World Expert Practitioners on small and large scale projects within Australia and New Zealand.
Our unique geographical location means that we are able to tap into expertise and resources from other countries in which we operate and so whether you are from a technical background or have traditionally worked in support services, you will be amazed at the career development opportunities that Mott MacDonald Australia and New Zealand can offer to you.

Other Information
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
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