Industry Resources Advisor

About GHD

GHD is a global professional services company delivering integrated solutions across engineering architecture environmental and advisory services. Our people are committed to making a positive impact through technical excellence collaboration and the power of commitment.

Position Title

The Industry Resources Advisoris responsible for the strategic coordination optimization and accessibility of GHDs industry resources including standards codes manuals industry literature professional memberships and accreditation support.

The role acts as a central advisory pointfor GHDs technical professionals globally ensuring they have timely compliant and costeffective access to essential industry information. Through strong governance insight into resource usage and proactive knowledge sharing the role supports technical excellence professional development and global alignment across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Industry Resource Governance and Management

• Manage corporate subscriptions and approvals for industry standards codes and manuals including Australian British UK Rail WSAA Canadian and Americas standards.
• Oversee corporate and individual professional membership approvals and maintain accurate membership records in line with GHD policies.
• Manage purchased industry literature and digital resources including specifications cost guides publishers and ejournals.
• Engage with specialist platform provider services to ensure appropriate service levels.

Resource Usage Insight and Optimization

• Monitor and analyze usage of industry resources across regions and service lines.
• Identify duplication inefficiencies and opportunities for rationalization and cost savings.
• Provide informed recommendations to stakeholders to optimize spend while maintaining access to critical resources.
• Act as the primary contact for queries related to industry resources and access.

Knowledge Sharing and Library Enablement

• Curate and share relevant industry updates regulatory changes and emerging trends through Service Lines and Viva Engage channels.
• Support the ongoing development and adoption of the GHD Library with a specific focus on improving relevance and uptake in EMEA and the Americas.

Access Facilitation and Systems Support

• Administer access to purchased portals and platforms including onetime access links and login credentials.
• Ensure access arrangements are efficient secure and clearly communicated to users.
• Refine workflows that drive compliance and efficiency.

Professional Accreditation Support

• Support processes for GHDfunded mandatory and commercially preferred professional accreditations.
• Coordinate approvals with Regional General Managers (RGMs) and Service Line Leaders (SLLs).
• Track accreditation requirements progress and renewal need to support workforce capability planning.

Capabilities for Success

Technical & Professional Capability

• Strong understanding of industry standards professional bodies and technical information requirements across engineering and advisory environments.
• Experience managing subscriptions digital libraries or knowledge systems in a professional services context.
• Ability to interpret governance frameworks and apply them pragmatically across regions.

Behavioral Capability

• Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory skills with the ability to communicate clearly with technical and leadership audiences.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret usage data and develop evidencebased recommendations.
• Highly organized proactive and comfortable operating across multiple geographies and time zones.

Key Relationships

• Technical professionals across all Service Lines
• Global and Regional Technical Leadership
• Regional General Managers and Service Line Leaders
• Knowledge Management IT Finance and Procurement teams

Why This Role Matters at GHD

By centralizing and optimizing access to industry resources the Industry Resources Advisor strengthens GHDs technical foundations supports professional development reduces duplication and contributes directly to global consistency and cost efficiency. The role is a key enabler of GHDs continued growth and transformation as a globally aligned professional services business.

KnowHow

• Requires broad professional knowledge across multiple technical disciplines and geographies.
• Requires strong advisory influencing and coordination capability without direct line authority.
• Integrates technical commercial and governance considerations.

Problem Solving

• Operates in a largely unstructured environment balancing competing priorities stakeholder needs and cost considerations.
• Interprets complex information (usage data standards approvals) to develop practical valueadding solutions.
• Accountable for stewardship of significant corporate investment in industry resources.
• Direct impact on operational efficiency compliance and technical productivity though not directly responsible for revenue or people leadership.
• Influence is primarily through expertise advice and governance rather than positional authority.

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