Gladstone Office Leader, Aurecon

Everything is an adventure for the curious mind. At Aurecon, we turn curiosity into real-world outcomes. Join us and use your expertise to foster innovation, navigate complexity with care, and co-create projects that deliver meaningful, lasting change.

The location and background to the role… 

Did you know that Gladstone,

• Was originally promoted to be the capital of Queensland
• Has the fifth-largest multi commodity port in Australia and the world’s fourth-largest coal exporting terminal
• Has a strong connection to the manufacturing industry, particularly aluminium.
• Whilst having a historical connection to traditional industries like mining and aluminium manufacturing, is now involved in many Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen/Ammonia initiatives
• Has a strong pipeline of projects that we want to be a part of  

What will you do?  

The Gladstone office primarily supports Gladstone based clients by providing technical solutions that are built on intimate knowledge of client assets.  It is not a discrete profit centre but is a large contributor to the Queensland Region.  In this position you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients across all types of projects. Reporting to Queensland’s Industrial Service Group Leader or their delegate, the role will have the following expectations: 

• Lead Aurecon’s engagement with the Gladstone Business community
• Active participation and sponsorship in engaging, winning and delivering for local clients 
• Promotion and governance of our project delivery standards 
• Fostering an inclusive culture that brings all of Aurecon to our clients 
• Operations leadership for the office across Health & Safety and Wellbeing, People and Commercial functions

What can you bring to the team?

• Experience in both client engagement and project management (preferably in the resources and/or energy sectors, but this is not essential) 
• Commercial and contractual acumen.  The ability to understand where to focus efforts in mitigating our risk is an important part of the role.
• Confident to work with our Gladstone teams in the local markets across Land and Water, Transport, Industrial, Environment and Planning and Defence
• Confident communication and ability to influence
• Collaborative team builder with a focus on diversity and inclusion
• Comfortable with the ambiguity that comes with regional transformation
• Comfortable with the accountability that comes with making and meeting promises with our clients
• An ability to inspire teams through a no-blame culture 
• Professional Engineering experience, RPEQ desirable

Think you know Aurecon? You may be surprised.

Aurecon have proudly had a presence in Gladstone for over 25 years and a current permanent staff of 29 across Industrial, AM&P and E&P. We have highly valued clients, those that are in Gladstone and those that are looking to enter Gladstone, both of whom we want to support. The opportunities in Gladstone are closely aligned to our skill base and blueprint for growth. Our future is linked to the future of Gladstone.

Ready to join us?

If this opportunity feels aligned with your strengths and aspirations, we’d love to connect with you. Should you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected].

Apply now and begin the next step in your fulfilling journey with us.