Mott Macdonald

Mott Macdonald

A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.

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Expression of Interest - SA Buildings Market Lead

Lead SA Buildings team, drive growth, manage projects, and build client relationships.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)

Job Highlights

Environment
Hybrid

About the Role

Leading a large, diverse team, you’ll mentor senior leaders, develop emerging talent, and implement effective succession planning, fostering a high‑performance, accountable, and collaborative culture. Commercially, you will be responsible for driving growth and profitability across the Buildings portfolio, overseeing operational performance, delivery excellence, client satisfaction, and efficiency. Champion a collaborative and safe workplace culture, managing people pragmatically and promoting wellbeing and health across teams and locations. Lead the delivery of profitable, quality‑controlled projects that meet client expectations, identify and pursue further opportunities through effective outcomes, and contribute to significant projects. Drive commercial success and timely project delivery by implementing effective resource planning, succession strategies, ensuring compliance with systems and procedures, and maintaining accurate, timely data through disciplined monthly project and client management. Build and nurture impactful client relationships, mentoring your team to do the same, while collaborating with key roles such as Client Directors and national Market Leaders to enhance market presence in line with our unit strategy. Lead the coordination of pursuits and winning work, advocate for all our capabilities across engineering, management and development, and make informed bid/no‑bid decisions to drive commercial strategy, including the use of Global Delivery Services.

Key Responsibilities

  • team leadership
  • commercial growth
  • project delivery
  • resource planning
  • client relations
  • bid management

What You Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or related field • Experience in proactively developing client relationships to deliver buildings‑related projects and work‑winning opportunities • Successful management of engineering project delivery • Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills across all internal and external levels

Requirements

  • engineering degree
  • client relationships
  • project management
  • interpersonal skills
  • communication skills

Benefits

We employ brilliant people who combine diverse skills and experiences to achieve brilliant things. Whether you want to specialise or broaden your experience, you'll be supported by global specialists eager to share their expertise. With numerous opportunities to learn and grow, the possibilities are as diverse as our people. Working as a connected global team, we deliver impactful projects that shape the future. Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Employees have a stake and a voice in our business, receiving personal and group performance bonuses, and can connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future. Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work‑life balance, equity and a range of employee resource groups. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups and intersecting identities. • Mentorship and guidance to staff for professional development • Agile working environment supporting flexible work • Discretionary Group and Personal Performance Bonuses for eligible employees • Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development

Work Environment

Hybrid

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