Manager, Engineering, Urban Infrastructure, Brisbane

About SMEC

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 Infrastructure and Management Services expertise to our clients worldwide.

The Role

We are currently seeking an exceptional leader for the role of Manager, Engineering, Urban Infrastructure, based in our Brisbane office, to lead a growing business unit. Reporting to the QLD State Manager, we are seeking an inspirational manager to play a vital strategic leadership role while supporting the significant growth strategies we have planned across the business. In addition to overseeing a team of engineers, designers and drafters, the successful applicant will work closely with our wider project management, surveying, planning and advisory teams across the full project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational, technical and performance excellence to grow the Urban Infrastructure division through effective people management, commercial performance, business development, client relationship management and project delivery.
• Effectively plan and manage the performance of the local team in line with the market sector and state plans, and in support of SMEC's vision and values.
• Undertake client relationship management and business development activities in line with the market sector and state plans.
• Provide project governance and project management within the local office to achieve reliable project performance in terms of complexity, timeliness and quality.
• With support from the State Sector Manager, provide leadership and development opportunities to employees based in the local office to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development.
• Provide support to the State Sector Manager and manage activities to transition the regional business model to a national service model.

About You

• Minimum of 10–15 years' relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated ability to actively manage and drive performance across diverse teams.
• Previous experience providing leadership, supervision and mentoring to a high‐performing multidisciplinary team.
• Relevant professional registrations and memberships.
• A strong understanding of project management and project governance.
• Successfully led multidisciplinary projects to budget and in line with client expectations.
• Effective collaboration skills with staff, contributors and clients to maintain the quality, timeliness and coordination of project deliverables.
• Excellent business development capabilities.

We provide a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career. As a family‐friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave.

SMEC is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‐equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.