- Global engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
- Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
- Leadership opportunity
- Friendly working environment across the business
SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.
With over 16,500 employees working out of 120 offices in 40+ countries throughout Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, UK, Africa, North and South America, we partner with our parent company Surbana Jurong and sister company Robert Bird Group (RBG) to deliver integrated Infrastructure, Urban Development and Management Services expertise to our clients worldwide.
The Role
With recent project wins and a busy pipeline of work, we are seeking a Team Leader and/or Industry recognised Technical Lead with a background in Engineering and Studies related to Transmission and Distribution networks to join our Power & Energy team in Sydney. The successful candidate will develop and lead the team to identify, win and deliver projects to a consistently high standard of timeliness, quality and in line with the business plan.
The position provides competent management and business development skills (including industry profiling activities; sourcing new clients; repeat work from existing clients) to expand the Market team capability in the State and source business opportunities to support the ongoing activities of a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and guidance across the team’s portfolio with a technical focus in Transmission based projects including the associated Engineering studies.
- Provide input to the group business plan and implement the team’s components of the plan
- Growth of the team through targeted client relationship management and business development activity
- Manage the commercial performance of the team
- Effective management and leadership of the team to ensure optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
- Provide input to projects at a project management and/or review level to achieve reliable project performance in terms of both timeliness and quality
- Tertiary degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 12 years of practical experience in Transmission and Distribution sector
- An understanding of business, organisation, and marketing context of business solutions
- An excellent working relationship with TNSP and a high level of knowledge and experience with NSPs standards and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to successfully undertake and deliver client’s TOR within budget and timelines
- Possesses project management and hands-on experience, encompassing administrative, commercial, and technical aspects
- Providing final review of technical reports and proposals to ensure a high quality and standard
How to Apply
To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link and follow the prompts. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Awestha Momand - awestha.momand@smec.com
All recruitment activities go through our resourcing function and currently, this role does not require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
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