McMahon Services is one of Australia's largest privately owned construction, industrial and environmental services organisations, employing more than 1,300 people across Australia.

Our Engineering & Projects team delivers complex multidisciplinary projects across the Defence, industrial, resources, water and infrastructure sectors. We are recognised for delivering certainty through technical excellence, strong leadership and long-term client partnerships.

About the Role

With continued growth across our Engineering & Projects business, we're seeking an accomplished Project Director to provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of complex multidisciplinary turnkey projects.

Reporting to the General Manager, you'll lead Project Managers, Site Managers and Engineering teams while driving commercial performance, strengthening client relationships and contributing to the ongoing growth of the Engineering & Projects Customer Stream. You'll play a key role in shaping project outcomes, mentoring future leaders and supporting the strategic direction of the business.

Our Engineering & Projects business delivers projects across a diverse range of industries, including Defence, mining and resources, water infrastructure, industrial facilities, marine, oil and gas, food and beverage, bulk material handling, structural, mechanical and piping (SMP), and general construction. This breadth of capability provides genuine project diversity, allowing you to oversee technically challenging projects, build lasting client partnerships and influence the successful delivery of major projects across Australia.

What You'll Do

- Lead the successful delivery of multiple major engineering and construction projects.
- Drive commercial performance, forecasting and project profitability.
- Build and strengthen long-term client and stakeholder relationships.
- Lead, mentor and develop Project Managers and project delivery teams.
- Support business development, strategic planning and future tender opportunities.
- Provide technical, commercial and operational leadership across the project portfolio.

We're looking for an accomplished leader who brings:

- Experience leading portfolios of major engineering or construction projects.
- Proven success building long-term client relationships and securing repeat business.
- Strong business development, commercial and strategic planning capability.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing high-performing project teams.
- A track record of improving project performance, profitability and operational outcomes.

What You'll Bring

- Degree in Engineering,



Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years' experience delivering major engineering or construction projects.
- Robust commercial, contractual and financial management capability.
- Demonstrated leadership across multidisciplinary project teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join McMahon Services?

- Lead nationally significant Defence, industrial and infrastructure projects.
- Influence business strategy and project delivery across a growing Engineering & Projects division.
- Join an experienced executive leadership team that values collaboration and innovation.
- Long-term executive career opportunities within one of Australia's leading privately owned construction companies.
- Competitive executive remuneration package, vehicle and employee benefits.
- Ongoing leadership development through the MAC Learning Academy.

Ready to Lead at the Highest Level?

No recruitment agencies please.

At McMahon Services, we embrace diversity and inclusion as fundamental values. We believe that a diverse workforce fosters innovation, creativity and a deeper understanding of the communities we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

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McMahon Services is an industry leading, privately owned industrial, construction and environmental services provider.

Established in 1990 by brothers David and Andrew McMahon, McMahon Services has grown from a team of 12 into a truly national business.

Our family business heritage and culture of innovation set us apart, fostering a commitment to developing leading edge approaches across the whole organisation that surpass industry standards.

With offices in South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory, we employ more than 500 staff and deliver projects from city centres to remote locations





McMahon Services has delivered some of Australia’s most difficult and significant construction services projects.

We go to where our clients need us to be, with a proven ability to undertake work in remote locations, coupled with an exceptional emergency response capability. Our immediate response means we are on-site ready to plan and take action when needed.

Our diversity and can-do attitude are our core strengths. We apply our knowledge, resources and experienced teams to work across a broad range of disciplines and sectors, providing our clients with the expertise and hands-on skills to meet their specific needs.As a multi-disciplinary, full service provider, we use our own direct wage staff and boast a $70 million network of modern company-owned plant and equipment.

We were awarded Federal Safety Accreditation in 2009 – the first multi-disciplinary construction services company in Australia to achieve this recognition.

We look forward to the future and tackling new challenges with the same enthusiasm, dedication and excellence that has been true of all of our operations to date.

Our core values stem from our beginnings as a small family business and remain unchanged.

Our people are central to what we do

Our greatest asset is our people. It is through the hard work of our teams across the business that McMahon Services has continued to grow and extend the boundaries of performance. Our business is rich in tradition, with many of our staff being second generation employees.

We strive for innovation

Innovation and surpassing industry standards is what we strive for. We approach each project with safe, cost effective and value adding solutions. McMahon Services has been recognised by the industry and our peers for innovation and best practice, and we will continue to reach for new heights.

We have an unbeatable can-do attitude

We are determined to exceed client expectation with every project we undertake, no matter the size. We go the distance and to where our clients need us to be. We have built our business on tackling the tough jobs.

We are safety focused and our business is underpinned by a strong safety culture – team mates looking after team mates. Our objective is to continually improve our safety performance to ensure a zero harm environment for our works, stakeholders and the wider community.

We have a family business heritage

We respect where we have come from and all those involved in the ongoing journey from clients to partners, subcontractors, suppliers and staff.

Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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📌 Project Director - Engineering & Projects (Adelaide)
🏢 Mcmahon Services
📍 Adelaide