# Technical Executive, Water

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Brisbane, Queensland
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a hands-on technical leader to drive excellence in design, delivery, and innovation across Australia's most impactful water infrastructure programs.

In this senior role, you will set the technical vision, guide complex multi-disciplinary projects from feasibility through to commissioning, and grow capability across a nationally distributed team.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead technical delivery of major water projects (brownfield and greenfield) from concept and feasibility through design management, execution, and commissioning,championing quality, innovation, and compliance throughout.

- Grow capability: coach, mentor, and uplift engineers across levels and locations, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and accountability.

- Drive client outcomes: lead technical discussions, shape solutions, and build trusted relationships with authorities, utilities, and major contractors; contribute to panel/program governance and performance.

- Own commercial, quality, and WHS outcomes across your portfolio; embed Safety-in-Design and robust risk management throughout project lifecycles.

- Win work: originate and support bids and proposals with a compelling technical value proposition; partner with Water Client Directors and adjacent business units to pursue strategic opportunities.

- Collaborate to deliver: integrate expertise across water networks, water treatment, asset management, and planning to drive consistent, high-value outcomes.

**Requirements**

- 15+ years' experience in the technical leadership and delivery of major water projects within consulting, including design management on complex, multi-disciplinary programs.

- Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships and internal networks; confident leading negotiations with water authorities and Tier-1 and 2 contractors.

- Demonstrated experience building and managing teams,including virtual and remote,at local and national scale.

- Strong commercial acumen with a track record of optimising project performance, scope, and profitability.

- Depth of technical expertise across a broad range of water projects (networks, treatment, pumping, storage), with the ability to monitor and manage multiple projects of varying complexity.

- Experience pursuing bids and writing winning proposals; contribution to strategic business initiatives.

- Ability to lead and improve D&C project capabilities; strong contractor relationships nationally.

- Demonstrated capability in risk identification and management, and applying Safety-in-Design processes and practices across all projects.

- A recognised Engineering degree (Civil or Mechanical preferred) with Chartered (CPEng) / RPEQ/RPEV (or eligibility), and previous/current consulting experience.

**Benefits**

- Competitive pay

- Flexible work options

- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers

- Extra purchased leave

- Global mobility

- Employee Share Purchase Plan

## Skills

### Required
- water project management
- technical leadership
- design management
- client relationship management
- team management
- commercial acumen
- risk management
- Safety-in-Design

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