After a recent company acquisition this global engineering consultancy is making outstanding strides into the local Queensland transport market and are now looking for an experienced market leader to further establish themselves in the local South East Qld market. With a strong and growing pipeline of road and rail infrastructure projects across the state, this is a career-defining opportunity for an individual to shape delivery outcomes in a recent company with an international reach.
The Opportunity
As a leader in transport infrastructure delivery, you will have ideally led the planning, design and execution of highways projects across Queensland. This is a pivotal role for a strategic thinker with deep expertise in delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects.
You will be accountable for the successful delivery of transport infrastructure, ensuring alignment with client expectations, safety standards, and strategic business outcomes — while the immediate leading of multidisciplinary design teams isn't a requiremenet a background in mentoring and team leadership will be an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of transport projects, predominantly road and highway focused
- Manage project budgets and financial performance,
ensuring profitability and margin protection
- Drive work-winning efforts including bid strategy, proposal development, commercial positioning, and direct client engagement to secure new major project opportunities
- Establish and maintain robust systems for risk management, compliance, and project governance
- Drive client-centric practices and maintain exceptional client relationships at the executive level
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and contractors
What You Bring
- 10+ years’ experience in transport infrastructure, with proven success delivering highways projects from concept through to completion within a consultancy workplace
- Experience delivering Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) highways projects
- Demonstrated capability leading multi-disciplinary design teams
- Expertise managing large-scale budgets and interpreting financial statements
- Strong leadership in project governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement
- Deep understanding of public and private sector processes and client-side engagement
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent — RPEQ preferred
- Strong commiunication and buisness development skills