Manager - Geotechnics, Adelaide

Global engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
- Join a high performing & growing business
- Friendly working environment across the business

About SMEC

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

With over 16,500 employees working out of 120 offices in 40+ countries throughout Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, UK, Africa, North and South America, we partner with our parent company Surbana Jurong and sister company Robert Bird Group (RBG) to deliver integrated Infrastructure, Urban Development and Management Services expertise to our clients worldwide.

The Role

We are seeking to engage a Manager for our Adelaide Geotech Team. In this role you’ll be responsible for coordinating the activities of the market sector and leading the team to deliver results at the local office level.

This position is required to provide input into the designing, reviewing and delivery of Geotechnics Market and State Business plans and is responsible for managing people within the local team with feedback and consultation from the Geotechnics State Manager and Regional Director.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Effective planning and management of the performance of the local team in line with the Geotechnics Market Sector and State plans and in support of SMEC’s vision and values
- Undertaking client relationship management and business development activities in line with the Geotechnics Market Sector and State plans
- Providing project governance and project management in the local office to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness and quality
- With support from the State Sector Manager and Regional Director, provide leadership and development opportunities to the employees located in the local office to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
- Providing support to the State Sector Manager and Regional Director, and manage activity to transition regional based business model to a national service model

About You

Suitable applicants will be/have:

- Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering (essential)
- Post graduate qualifications in Geotechnics (highly regarded)
- Strong geotechnical design, investigation and business development experience
- Project Management qualification (desirable)
- Typically has 10-15+ years’ industry experience
- Thorough understanding of the local external Geotechnics Market and skills to translate this knowledge to projects and people.
- High level communication skills, including negotiating and resolving commercial, technical and people matters
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and theories and capacity for continuous learning
- Ability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams locally
- Participates in industry forums and workshops
- Demonstrated leadership and motivational ability
- Analytical, conceptual and creative thinking, coupled with customer orientation, proven management skills and commercial and business awareness

How to Apply

All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world