SIGNALLING MANAGER (SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER)

About SMEC

SMEC is a professional services firm with Australian origins and a global footprint that provides high-quality consultancy services for major infrastructure projects.

SMEC is ranked among the world's top infrastructure design firms and continues to win industry awards for technical excellence, design innovation and the management of environmental and social risks.

The SMEC Profile:

• It is our culture to celebrate diversity, employ great people and work on interesting projects
• We are a private company, wholly owned by our people
• We have an established network of over 75 permanent offices around the world and over 5,300 employees
• We offer our people opportunities to work, both in Australia and internationally, in the areas of: Transport; Water and Environment; Geotechnics and Tunnels; Urban Development; Hydropower and Energy; Social Development; Government and Advisory Services; Resources, and Industrial and Manufacturing.

The role

The SMEC Profile:

• It is our culture to celebrate diversity, employ great people and work on interesting projects
• We are a private company, wholly owned by our people
• We have an established network of over 75 permanent offices around the world and over 5,300 employees
• We offer our people opportunities to work, both in Australia and internationally, in the areas of: Transport; Water and Environment; Geotechnics and Tunnels; Urban Development; Hydropower and Energy; Social Development; Government and Advisory Services; Resources, and Industrial and Manufacturing.

The role

We are currently seeking a Signalling Manager to join our Sydney office. You will be a senior project manager in this field with a minimum of 10 years of experience, your main responsibilities will be:

• Provide project management and/or project governance of projects to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness and quality
• Build and maintain strong and effective client relationships through targeted activities
• Contribute to providing leadership to employees on the project to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
• With a track record of achievement in a similar role, you will have gained your experience in an engineering design consultancy and have a passion for building trusted relationships to drive positive change and win new work.

Suitable applicants will have the demonstrated ability to:

• Managing the signalling business including staff utilisation, financial contribution, profitability and budget setting
• Leadership of the signalling team including staff recruitment, development and motivation and work ethics
• Resource control so work demand can be met
• Build and maintain client relationships;
• Lead signalling tenders and deliver projects and signalling and multifunctional projects
• Promoting the capability both internally and external clients to maintain and grow the signalling business
• Manage rail projects of> $1m successfully to budget and client specifications;
• Coordinate, design and deliver rail projects within multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Manage, develop and resource a team effectively;
• Must have sound knowledge of NSW /QLD (and ideally VIC) Rail business and regulatory regimes
• Have a sound experience in managing sub-contractors
• Lead the AEO approach for signalling and maintain AEO status
• Capability approve signal designs (desirable)

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at http://www.smec.com or contact miles.pullen@smec.com

SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.

Advertised: 05 Jun 2015 Aus. Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 03 Jul 2015 Aus. Eastern Standard Time