Business Leader

Global engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
- Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
- Friendly working environment across the business

About SMEC

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. SMEC deliver smart solutions for clients and communities in Infrastructure, Urban Development and Management Services. Every employee plays a key role in shaping our business and is driven by teamwork, progressive thinking, and creative ideas. We are committed to providing platforms to enable our people to engage in the business, deliver value to clients and develop their careers.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide and embrace emerging technologies and innovations to deliver robust engineering services across the fields of transport and logistics, water and environment and energy and resources.

The roles

We are currently seeking an experienced State Leader to join our Ports & Maritime team to lead our VIC/TAS portfolios respectively and support our delivery of port, maritime and coastal structures including sea walls, revetment structures, breakwaters and groynes, beach nourishment, jetties, wharves, pontoons, boat ramps, moorings, intakes, and outfalls, dredging and reclamation, terminals, and land development services.

As a State Leader, you will be responsible for executing the State-based operational plan, business development and client relationship activities as well as the sound commercial management of budgets and implementing people practices that motivate teams to perform optimally.

This role will be a key client contact and will work closely with Team Leads and the National Manager to scope opportunity, assign resourcing and deliver on outcomes. They have key accountabilities in project delivery outcomes, resource and office utilisation, cost management and winning new work.
- Effective planning and management of the performance of the local team in line with the Business Line and Regional plans in support of SMEC's vision and values
- Undertake client relationship management and business development activities in line with the Market Sector and State plans.
- Provide project governance and project management in the local office to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness, and quality.
- Provide leadership and development opportunities to the employees located in the local office to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention, and professional development.

Suitable applicants will demonstrate:

- 20+ years of experience in the Ports & Maritime industry or similar sector
- Ability to strategically plan.
- Genuine enjoyment drawn from building business, working with clients, and winning work across ANZ.
- Manage multi-disciplinary projects successfully, to budget and client specifications.
- Build trusting and productive client relationships.
- Produce tender/proposal documents of an excellent standard and in a timely manner.
- Manage a team effectively for performance and cohesion.
- Recognised as a local authority in the sector.

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

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Wrap up

As an inclusive and growing organisation, SMEC is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and

thought leaders

We recognise the value and importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and look for people with different backgrounds, skills, and expertise to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

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