Patriot Environmental Management is an industry leader in innovative environmental solutions, delivering specialist services across non-destructive digging, liquid waste management, drain cleaning, and subsurface utility locating and inspection.

With a growing national footprint and offices across Queensland, Recent South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, we are committed to delivering exceptional service, operational excellence and sustainable growth for our clients and the industries we support.

We are now seeking an experienced and driven Business Unit Manager to join our team based in Yatala, Queensland.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded leader who thrives on driving business performance, developing high-performing teams and building strong client relationships. You will play a key role in the ongoing success and growth of the business unit, with the opportunity to make a genuine impact.

About the Role

Reporting into senior management, you will take ownership of the business unit's operational and commercial performance, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient and profitable outcomes.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Business Performance: Drive business unit performance against key KPIs, including financial results, profitability, people, customer satisfaction, growth and quality.

- Operational Excellence: Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring projects and services are delivered safely, efficiently, to the required technical standards and within budget.

- Leadership & People Management: Lead, motivate and develop your team, fostering a positive and accountable workplace culture. Manage performance, conduct and other matters in consultation with Human Resources.

- Client & Commercial Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, ensuring successful project delivery, commercial viability and long-term business partnerships.

- Business Growth:



Identify opportunities to expand services, strengthen client relationships and drive sustainable business growth.

- Governance & Compliance: Ensure the business unit meets all relevant legislative, regulatory and company requirements across quality, work health and safety, and environmental management.

About You

You are a confident and commercially astute leader with a proven ability to manage people, operations and business performance. You enjoy taking ownership, making decisions and turning business objectives into tangible results.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in a similar leadership role, ideally within the civil, construction, utilities, environmental or industrial services sectors.

- Proven experience managing operational teams, projects and business performance.

- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with an understanding of P&L; management, budgets and business profitability.

- The ability to lead, motivate and empower people while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

- Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with employees, clients and stakeholders.

- A sound understanding of financial, commercial, legal and technical business requirements.

- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute both short-term and long-term business strategies.

- A strong focus on safety, quality, customer service and operational excellence.

Why Join Patriot Environmental Management?

At Patriot, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We are committed to creating an environment where talented individuals can develop, achieve their potential and be recognised for their contribution.

In return, we offer:

- Competitive remuneration package.

- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a growing and successful national business.

- Genuine career development and progression opportunities.

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