State Business Leader - Ports & Maritime (Melbourne | Brisbane)

SMEC is seeking a State Business Leader for its Ports & Maritime team in Melbourne or Brisbane. The role involves leading business growth, managing client relationships, and overseeing project delivery in port and maritime structures. Candidates should have 20+ years of relevant experience and strong commercial acumen. SMEC offers opportunities for career development within a global engineering consultancy focused on infrastructure and innovative solutions.
• 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
• Locations available in Melbourne, Brisbane

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 role

We are currently seeking a seasoned State Business Leader to join our Ports & Maritime team to spearhead our business growth strategy 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.

This role can be based in our Melbourne or Brisbane offices.

As a Business 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 Regional Director 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.

Suitable applicants will demonstrate:
• Ability to strategically plan
• High level of commercial acumen
• Genuine enjoyment drawn from building business, working with clients and winning work across ANZ
• 20+ years of experience in the Ports & Maritime industry or similar sector
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline
• Co-ordinated, designed and delivered major projects – with proven success
• Co-ordinated and developed major bids – with proven success
• Demonstrated ability to actively manage and drive performance in diverse teams

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.

Link to benefits: http://www.smec.com/en_au/careers/your-career-with-SMEC

Learn more about SMEC:

With over 16,500 employees working out of over 120 offices in 40+ countries throughout Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, UK, Africa, North and South America, we partner with our parent company Surbana Jurong and sister company Robert Bird Group (RBG) to deliver integrated infrastructure expertise to our clients worldwide.

Our journey of growth is only beginning, and we look forward to strengthening our already established capabilities, entering new markets and offering more effective solutions across infrastructure developments worldwide.

http://www.smec.com/en_au http://smec.com/infocus/ www.smec.com/careers

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Sarah De Zilva – Sarah.DeZilva@smec.com

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.

SMEC is committed to equitable recruitment practices and encourages applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders decent.

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.