Chief Operating Officer

3 days ago

Geelong, Victoria, Australia Page Executive Full time $120,000 - $250,000 per year
  • Newly-created leadership position
  • Agile business entering an exciting phase of growth

About Our Client
Protex Water is a values-driven, engineering-led project delivery business with a flat, hands-on structure and a strong culture of
Smart, Hustle, Quality, and Reward
. After a decade of significant growth, they're entering a new phase - scaling up with more structure, process maturity, and leadership capability.

Job Description
The COO will play a key support role to the General Manager, and lead a diverse and experienced Operations and Project teams. Your role will include, and not be limited to:

  • Operations & Project Delivery: Engineering/design, project management, production, procurement, and warehousing.
  • Project Financials: Cost control, delivery time-lines, and margin preservation across projects from $0.5M to $10M+.
  • Systems & Processes: Initiate and lead implementation of best practices and operational platforms (e.g., Netsuite).
  • Team Leadership: Manage/influence 5-7 functional leads across engineering, production, projects, procurement, and finance.
  • Culture Stewardship: Maintain our transparent, merit-based, and self-policing culture.

The Successful Applicant
The successful applicant will require a variety of skills, experience and attitude to drive Operational performance;

  • Engineering or technical background (degree preferred).
  • Proven leader in project delivery with commercial accountability.
  • Experience in engineering, infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, or similar sectors.
  • Skilled in leading technically strong teams and driving change.
  • Comfortable presenting business cases and influencing board-level decisions.
  • Grounded, humble, strategic - and not afraid to roll up your sleeves.

What's On Offer
Why Protex Water ? Protex Water has a proud 35 year history working with customers around Australia, and have built a reputation as a professional partner committed to achieving their customers goals.

  • Flat structure with high visibility and impact.
  • Strong values and culture - measured and celebrated monthly.
  • High employee retention and open feedback loops.
  • Directors work closely with the team and are ready to empower the right leader.

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