Technical Director Civil Engineer (Dams)

As the frequency and intensity of floods droughts and storms increases the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front.

Together with our clients we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for whats next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive change for your community.

Youll be able to apply our powerful global network of skills and decades of experience to create positive water outcomes that respect nature and nurture communities.

GHD is proud to have one of Australias largest Dams design practices with a healthy pipeline of work delivering projects in the water mining power industrial and agricultural sectors. Our Perth business has an opportunity for a Technical Director - Civil Engineer (Dams).

Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Assisting the Business Group Leader by contributing to business planning

  • Collaborating with local and national colleagues to drive a strong safety culture

  • Winning managing and delivering projects whilst building trusted relationships with our clients

  • Leading key proposals and assisting with resource allocation

  • Delivering dams and tailings engineering projects for mining companies industrial clients and power companies

  • Mentoring training and investing in the development of team members

What you will bring to the team:

• A relevant bachelors engineering degree Project Management and/or MBA highly regarded

  • Minimum 10 years industry experience proven experience in an engineering consultancy and/or utility with well-established local industry contacts

  • Engaging communication skills & strategic problem-solving capability with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external clients

  • Sound knowledge of dams engineering over the full project lifecycle encompassing planning design construction and operation

  • An enthusiastic supportive and motivating leader who can get the best out of our team

  • Experience in winning work and managing multi-disciplinary medium to large scale dams engineering projects

  • Engineer of Record experience advantageous

  • A natural communicator and strategic thinker who is proactive professional and collaborative

GHD is an equal opportunity employer and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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