AddressGHD is a global, multidisciplinary professional services network providing clients with integrated solutions across digital, engineering, environmental, design and construction. Our future-focused, innovative approaches connect and support communities around the world, building resiliency and sustainability for generations to come.
With a strong history of success and capability across the Property & Buildings industry, GHD are now seeking applications for a key leadership position: Australian Market Leader, Property & Buildings.
In this high-profile role, you will lead and be the external market face of GHD’s Australian Property and Building business. Reporting to the Australian Market Development Leader, your remit will be to grow the P&B business in the Australian region in a way that supports and connects to GHD’s global and APAC strategy, while maximising local geographic strengths.
As you drive our growth and our key client relationships forward across the P&B sector, you will harness an internal network of specialist professionals and targeted external strategic partners across Australia to ensure GHD remains a market and technical leader in the sector.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic industry leader who can demonstrate a history of agile leadership, deep industry relationships and outstanding business development skills, underpinned by extensive consulting and work-winning experience in the built environment. This is a significant leadership opportunity that offers a potential path to becoming a shareholder and a Principal within our business.
Responsibilities will include:
- Driving business development by cultivating strong relationships with existing and new clients and delivery partners in the Property and Building sector.
- Acting as an external spokesperson and brand champion, helping to further secure our reputation in the marketplace.
- Major project opportunity identification and conversion of key pursuits.
- Leading collaboration with the P&B teams across APAC and building strong bonds with respective Market Leaders
- Undertaking select Project Director roles on key pursuits and projects where aligned to the strategic business plan
- Mentoring and guiding the Regional P&B Market Leaders nationally to develop goals and strategy
- Work closely with other Market Leaders and our Digital and Advisory teams across GHD’s 3 economic regions to integrate the P&B strategy with our key client and market programs.
- Managing the Practice Leader for ‘GHD Design’
Experience and skills required
- Education requirement – degree in a recognised technical or business related field
- Minimum of 10 years’ proven experience in market development related activities with strong industry connections to the P&B market
- Demonstrable client relationship skill set, strong consulting skills, bid writing and pursuit experience and team leadership
- Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in winning work and delivering projects in the Australian P&B market
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; proven ability to develop, mentor and lead professional technical staff
- High level presentation and facilitation skills
- Strong strategic and systems thinking ability
Interested? Please apply now.
Applications will close on 21st June 2024.
For further information, contact Ben Jenkins, National Strategic Sourcing Lead
E: ***********@ghd.com
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 GHD 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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