Business Group Leader

4 days ago


Auckland City, New Zealand GHD Full time

**The importance of water to the health of our world can’t be overstated.**

**As the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and storms increases, the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front.**

**Together with our clients, we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for what's next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive change for your community.**

GHD is on the lookout for an experienced and dynamic **Business Group Leader**to join and manage our **Northern Water**team. This role currently sits in **Auckland.**

You will manage and grow existing contracts and relationships with private, local government and state sector clients and to grow our people and the business with a particular focus in the water service offering. Project Risk Management and Business Development will also be a key part of the position.

**The role**:

- Manage the Northern Water Business Group performance, people, and resources.
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients (internal and external), Project Directors and Project Managers.
- Work closely with Market Leaders to agree strong market sector alignment for the business plan.
- Securing and managing workload for the Group
- Provide support to Operations Manager and Finance Manager at month end in regard to invoicing and forecasting for Project Directors within the Business Group.
- Provide leadership to the business group in line with GHD’s values and objectives.

**About you**:

- A relevant university degree in an engineering discipline with at least 15+ year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
- Ideally a Chartered Engineer
- Focus on client service, growth mindset and ownership mentality
- Solid people management skills
- Strong technical background
- Understand and adhere to GHD’s values, Codes of Conduct, and Policies
- Proactive, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- A strong professional network within the region, self-motivated and energetic, with a bias to action.
- High attention to detail and tech savvy
- Passionately innovative, with a drive to continuously evolve the way we work to deliver successful outcomes for our clients.
- High level market awareness and business development skills with a strong focus on client engagement and ideally a well-established network of relationships across potential clients.
- Hardworking, supportive and motivating leader able to get the best out of your team and comfortable with mentoring and technical supervisory responsibilities.

**What's in it for you**:

- Insurances paid for by GHD (life, trauma and income protection
- Up to 20 days extra leave with our holiday buy-back scheme
- Daily interaction with high performing teams
- Professional development and ongoing training
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexible working arrangements for work-life balance
- Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across APAC.
- A highly supportive and collaborative team environment
- We will set you up for success with the latest hardware, tools and tech

**Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.**

Please note, we have an **office shutdown**period from **Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday, 10 January 2025 and are reopening Monday, 13 January 2025.**
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. _

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**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.
That’s the **#PowerOfCommitment**

**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.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.


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