Regional Manager, Energy Transition ANZ

SMEC is seeking a Regional Manager for Energy Transition ANZ based in Sydney, Australia. This leadership role focuses on new business development and client advisory, ensuring operational excellence in the Energy Transition sector. Responsibilities include managing profit and loss, client relationships, and team performance. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of industry experience, relevant qualifications, and strong leadership skills. The position may require travel within Australia.
• Global Engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
• Excellent Leadership opportunity within ANZ
• Key focus is New Business Development & Client Advisory across ANZ

About SMEC

SMEC delivers smart solutions for clients and communities in Infrastructure, Urban Development and Energy & Resources driven by a desire to improve the world in which we live. Our diverse and skilled teams are engaged in major projects across Transport, Water, Energy and Renewables sectors.

Power & Energy

SMEC is a global provider of engineering, environmental and construction services, consolidating all aspects of Energy and Renewables Infrastructure from planning to delivery. Our expertise includes grid connection studies, substation design, policy and sector planning, carbon services, load forecasting models, and long-term generation planning using simulation and dynamic programming techniques. We have delivered stand-alone and grid-tie photovoltaic and solar thermal projects, ‘water to wire’ services on mini and micro-hydro projects, geothermal power plants and generation facilities.

The Role

We’re seeking to engage a Regional Manager, Energy Transition ANZ to join our team. This role can be based in any of our main offices across Australia, and will include travel.

You’ll be responsible for providing leadership and operational direction to the activities of the Energy Transition ANZ Region in collaboration with the other discipline leaders and in consideration of the wider SJ Group business.

This position ensures the operational and technical excellence and performance of the Energy Transition ANZ Region with the effect of growing the SJ Group Energy Transition function through optimal people, commercial, business development, client relationship management and project performance.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Provides operational, technical and business development direction for sub sectors in the ANZ Region to support SJ Group’s vision and values;
• Manages the profit and loss for the sub sector in the ANZ Region
• Ensures capability development and mobilisation of Regional sub sector resources;
• Manages sub-sector client relationships in the ANZ Region
• Effectively manages and leads a team of nominated direct reports to ensure optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development.

About You

Suitable applicants will be/have:
• Tertiary qualifications in appropriate discipline (essential)
• Post graduate qualifications in appropriate discipline (highly regarded)
• Project Management qualification (desirable)
• Typically has 15+ years’ industry experience, is well networked within Energy Transition ANZ
• In depth knowledge of the relevant Industry Standards and the application of these standards;
• Thorough understanding of the external market and skills to translate this knowledge to strategies, projects and people;
• High level communication skills, including negotiating and resolving highly complex commercial, technical and people matters;
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and theories and capacity for continuous learning;
• Ability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams across multiple locations;
• Actively participates in industry forums and workshops;
• Strong leadership and motivational ability;
• Analytical, conceptual and creative thinking, coupled with customer orientation, proven management skills and commercial and business awareness.

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

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 Ami Jordan: Ami.jordan@smec.com

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at www.smec.com/careers

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resume directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.