Water Utilities Practice Lead – NSW & ACT

What You'll Do:

As our Water Utilities Practice Leader, you'll be at the forefront of technical excellence, innovation, people and client leadership, driving a culture where understanding and collaboration are the cornerstones of success, and championing wellbeing. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership abilities, a deep understanding of land and water issues, and a passion for fostering environmental sustainability. You will be comfortable developing and driving the strategic direction of the team, aligning it to client and market needs.

You'll inspire and empower a talented team of engineers, technical practitioners and modellers to push boundaries, leading with purpose to create solutions that meet client needs and deliver lasting value to communities.

This position is essential in driving client strategies and aligning team growth and development to these market needs.

In this role, you will:

• Build, mentor, and nurture a diverse, empowered team, developing capabilities that drive innovation and success.
• Ensure a high-performance culture by fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Set performance objectives and conduct regular performance reviews.
• Develop and implement strategic plans for the Water Practice and Water Clients.
• Oversee a portfolio of client leaders to drive performance and client outcomes as well as establishing direction and focal areas for growth.
• Identify opportunities for growth and expansion of service offerings.
• Collaborate with senior management to define the vision and direction of the practice.
• Manage and govern the delivery of our project portfolio. Ensure that projects are executed seamlessly, aligning with Aurecon's standards and delivering value to our clients and communities.
• Partner with the Service Group Leader (SGL) to secure new revenue opportunities, grow market share, and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Maintain and build upon your strong client network to foster new business and enhance existing client relationships.
• Develop and manage the budget for the Land & Water Service Group.
• Monitor financial performance and implement strategies for profitability and cost-effectiveness.
• Lead the execution of Aurecon's Corporate Strategy, "The Blueprint," ensuring our vision is reflected in every project and initiative.

What We're Looking For:

The ideal candidate will bring a mix of these skills to drive excellence and innovation in our practice.

• Embracing a growth mindset and leading diverse teams to achieve exceptional results.
• Knowledge of Water Utilities and Treatment with a proven track record in delivering complex projects.
• Developing and leading high-performing teams in a collaborative work environment.
• Leading across geographic and cultural boundaries to foster collaboration.
• Managing commercial, risk, quality, and project aspects with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Assessing and aligning client market needs with our teams strengths and strategic growth direction.
• Actively demonstrates strong client leadership and ability to build and grow client relationships
• Ensuring high standards in engineering operations, including quality, timeliness, and budget control.
• Demonstrating strong commercial acumen, and relationship-building skills.
• Driving business growth, securing new opportunities, and managing successful tenders and client relationships.
• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Project Management.

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

Aurecon is an advisory and engineering company, but not as you know it!

For a start, our clients’ ideas drive what we do. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world’s most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

We listen deeply and intently, which helps us see opportunities, possibilities and potential that others can’t.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!