Business Group Leader

Through our connected global network of road professionals, we partner with our key clients to deliver major road and infrastructure projects for both public and private sector. GHD's market-leading approach to delivering large-scale projects has secured a strong pipeline of work.

As a result we have a leadership opportunity for a **Business Group Leader **to continue driving relationships with key clients and the capabilities of our established **Sydney Roads Team **. This role is suitable for an industry-leading professional who cultivates client relationships, develops and leads teams, with the ability to deliver on major projects.

By joining GHD, you will become part of a strong and connected Roads team with national and global reach backed by a connected network of thousands of inspired and diverse people with unique technical skills.

Working with our Operations Manager, multi-disciplinary leadership group and broader internal network, this pivotal position is your opportunity to lead a passionate, technically renowned team within a global consultancy and will see you:

- Establish and maintain effective relationships with government and private sector clients and across GHD.
- Lead and manage the Roads Business Group and manage performance, people, and resources.
- Develop and achieve our business plan objectives and targets aligned with GHD's Make It Real strategy.
- Build a strong business development and winning work culture, with effective positioning and pursuit of large and strategic opportunities and expanding GHD's presence and market share.
- Lead the technical and commercial direction on significant projects, identifying and creating business opportunities and effectively managing risks.
- Develop and mentor a talented team of civil engineers, geometric designers, flooding and drainage engineers and project and design managers.
- Drive a safety culture throughout the business and across our projects.

**What would you bring to the team?**
- Engaging and motivating people skills backed by strategic problem-solving capabilities.
- A relevant degree qualification in Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
- 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.
- Passionately innovative, with a drive to continuously evolve the way we work to deliver successful outcomes for our clients.
- High level market awareness and business development skills with a strong focus on client engagement and ideally a well-established network of relationships across potential clients.
- You are a hardworking, supportive and motivating leader able to get the best out of their team and comfortable with mentoring and technical supervisory responsibilities.
- Strong communication and people management skills.

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.

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

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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.

Our Commitment to you

**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.

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