Utility Lead in Sydney

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you on your journey. Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Utility Services Lead to join our Transport team for NSW & ACT and lead the delivery of utilities for roads and other transport infrastructure projects across NSW and ACT. With a strong pipeline of work and a growing portfolio of major infrastructure projects, you’ll play a key role in delivering outcomes that connect communities and support future growth.

You’ll bring together design management, project delivery and client relationship management to drive successful outcomes for our clients and communities. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Leading utilities delivery (power, water, stormwater, gas, telecommunications) for roads and other transport infrastructure projects
• Acting as a trusted advisor and key client interface, building strong, enduring relationships.
• Providing technical leadership across project teams and transport design activities.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions, support project planning and commercial performance, and identify opportunities for business growth.
• Help further strengthen the capability of our high-performing team

What would you bring to the team?

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5 or more years in a Utilities delivery role or similar, along with proven experience delivering roads and transport utility projects within a consulting, contractor or client-side environment.
• Strong technical expertise and a thorough understanding of the transport project lifecycle.
• Strong commercial and project management skills.
• Demonstrated success managing client relationships and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience leading project teams and developing high-performing people.
• A genuine passion for mentoring and growing the capability of others.

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 a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

About Us: Come together and make a meaningful impact. We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD. Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You: At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. See where your commitment could take you.

Who we are: GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.