Technical Director- Water

Let’s start with our vision: water, energy and urbanisation made sustainable for generations to come.

With more than 14,000 people around the globe GHD is a leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm. With our vision to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future. 

About the Role – Technical Director - Water 

Primary functions:

• Lead and contribute to the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, contribute to the development of junior staff, preparation of proposals and contribution to the broader business. 
• On projects, the Technical Director is assigned responsibilities for the overview and guidance of an opportunity or project to deliver successful outcomes for the client and GHD.
• Provide technical inputs to projects.
• Lead and/or review design of allocated projects under the direction of the project manager, coordinating inputs from various professionals.
• Project manage allocated projects, coordinating inputs from various professionals. Manage resources at a project level. 
• Develop technical content and undertake technical review of work by others where within area of experience and expertise
• Provide deliverables to a high-quality standard in line with GHD quality system.
• Contribute to the development of GHD’s knowledge and skills in industry including strategy, planning, design and construction.
• Lead and assist in the securing and delivering water / wastewater projects, including preparation of proposals.
• Assist in the promotion of GHD’s strategy, business ethics and values, internally and externally.

Key accountabilities:

• Completion of roles on various projects across strategy, planning and design.
• Lead and coordinate multi-discipline teams to ensure high quality deliverables that are on time and on budget for the completion of projects.
• Liaise with clients and subconsultants as necessary to ensure successful completion of projects. 
• Preparation of proposals as required.
• Develop technical and personal skills through participation in “on the job” and formal training and development opportunities in various phases of office and field work.
• Presence in the GHD office to provide guidance to junior staff. Refer to KPI section
• Provide technical guidance of junior staff as required.

Why GHD?

Being the best, we can be is in our culture. We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come.

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

At GHD, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.