Senior leadership role | National design and construction business | 12-month contract with genuine permanent potential

Our client is a leading national design and construction business delivering complex, high-end commercial architectural projects across Australia.

They are seeking an experienced Head of Client Relations & Business Development to lead an established client-facing team, strengthen key market relationships and improve the conversion of major design and construction opportunities.

This is a highly visible senior leadership position, initially on a 12-month contract, with a genuine opportunity to transition into a permanent role for the right person.

The Opportunity

This is not a traditional high-volume sales management role. The position requires a commercially astute, relationship-led leader who understands how complex commercial projects are identified, influenced and converted through early engagement with clients, architects, designers, project managers, consultants and construction partners.

You will lead the Client Relations and Business Development function, develop the team and work closely with pre-construction and senior leadership to strengthen pipeline quality, client engagement and project conversion.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, coach and develop the Client Relations and Business Development team
- Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team culture
- Strengthen relationships with workplace clients, architects, designers, project managers, consultants and construction partners
- Identify and develop major commercial project opportunities
- Improve the quality, visibility and progression of the sales pipeline
- Work closely with pre-construction to improve opportunity qualification and conversion
- Lead important client meetings, project presentations and commercial discussions
- Improve CRM discipline,



forecasting accuracy and commercial reporting
- Represent the business confidently with senior clients and industry stakeholders
- Provide market insight and commercial guidance to the leadership team

About you

You will ideally bring

- Senior leadership experience within commercial construction, design and construction, architecture, workplace, building products or a related project-driven sector
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing client-facing, business development or commercial teams
- A strong understanding of complex, consultative and relationship-led project sales
- Experience engaging early in the project lifecycle and influencing commercial outcomes
- Credibility with senior clients, architects, designers, consultants, project managers and contractors
- Excellent presentation, negotiation and relationship-building capability
- An understanding of D&C; methodology, pre-construction and complex project delivery
- A collaborative, grounded and low-ego leadership style

You will be an approachable and emotionally intelligent leader who can coach experienced people, provide clarity and accountability, challenge thinking constructively and build trust across the business. Why consider this chance?

- Lead an established national client-facing function
- Work on complex and high-profile commercial projects
- Join a respected design and construction business with a strong market presence
- Influence client strategy, pipeline quality and project conversion

- Attractive executive package
- Genuine opportunity to transition into a permanent leadership role

This position would suit an experienced commercial leader who enjoys developing people, building trusted client relationships and helping convert complex opportunities into successful design and construction projects. For a confidential discussion, apply now.

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