Senior Project Manager & Client Lead

About the role

Our Industrial group of technical engineering and project management specialists have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to delivering innovative and successful project solutions for our clients. Due to local market growth, current projects and strong project pipeline in South Australia, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager and Client Lead to join our Adelaide team, to partner directly with our clients in leading a diverse range of projects in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary team. This role is ideal for someone with established experience who is looking to take the next step in their Career by playing a lead role in the heavy industrial client engagement team to contribute to the team's success and grow our local client base. In this role you will work in partnership with our client relationship managers, building and maintaining local client relationships, to demonstrate market capability and secure new projects. You will lead project delivery across the full range of the construction project lifecycle stages, working strategically with clients throughout the region and across Beca's range of technical disciplines. About You This position would suit a degree qualified Mechanical, Electrical or Structural Engineer with extensive experience in delivering sustaining capital projects within the minerals and metals industry. You will bring experience in multidisciplinary design management, working directly with clients in heavy industrial settings such as brownfield minerals processing, mining operations, chemical plants or steelmaking operations. To be successful in this role, you will be a client focused, relationship builder with outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence and drive successful project outcomes for the business and our clients. Consulting experience working with major South Australian mineral processing operations will be highly regarded. You will also: Have the credibility, confidence and ability to provide project management and delivery leadership across key heavy industrial projects, from early phase scope definition studies to detailed design and construction phase support Build strong long-term relationships with our existing and new clients, and demonstrate your ability to understand and translate our client's requirements into project deliverables Play a vital role in local business development strategies, in partnership with our client relationship management team, identifying market opportunities, leading bids and applying strong commercial judgement to secure new projects Work effectively in a team environment, interfacing with numerous project stakeholders, to deliver multi-disciplinary design. You are comfortable collaborating with remote design teams to successfully deliver key projects for our South Australian clients Have the desire to lead and mentor more junior engineers for their professional growth and development Travel within South Australia to work alongside clients to deliver projects This exciting opportunity will see you step into a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and continuous improvement. You will be given opportunities for professional growth and development as well as mentorship from our highly experienced Industrial team.