Candidate ID: 17996

A highly experienced executive leader and Civil and Environmental Engineer with more than 15 years’ experience across professional services, major infrastructure, government, resources, Defence and First Nations sectors. Skilled in executive operations, infrastructure and major projects, sustainability, social value, First Nations strategy and governance, with extensive experience leading teams, commercial portfolios, stakeholder partnerships and complex national initiatives.

 Key Skills and Competencies

• Executive Leadership
• Operational Management
• Strategy and Organisational transformation
• Program and Portfolio management
• Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
• First Nations Strategy and Governance

Relevant Experience

Associate Director / First Nations Director, Professional Services and Engineering Sector
3 years
Leads a national First Nations services portfolio with responsibility for a 17-person workforce, five direct reports, an annual $5 million project portfolio, business planning, commercial performance, workforce strategy, client relationships and delivery across major infrastructure and government programs.
Manager – Industry Capability and Social Inclusion, Infrastructure and Construction Sector
1 year
Led Aboriginal participation, social procurement, employment and workforce inclusion initiatives, managing a $40 million social procurement portfolio and delivering approximately $20 million in Indigenous business contracts, 76,000 Aboriginal workforce hours and supplier capability development.
First Nations Lead / Senior Consultant – Infrastructure Advisory, Professional Services and Engineering Sector
4 years
Led First Nations strategy, reconciliation, cultural governance and Indigenous engagement across major infrastructure programs, advising government agencies, universities and project executives on procurement, stakeholder strategy, policy implementation and culturally informed project delivery.
Civil & Environmental Engineer / Project Manager, Professional Services and Engineering Sector
4 years
Delivered transport, water, utilities, urban development and remote Aboriginal community infrastructure projects across multiple jurisdictions, managing civil packages, project interfaces and essential-services delivery across 167 remote Aboriginal communities.
Heritage & Logistics Officer, Mining and Resources Sector
3 years
Coordinated Aboriginal cultural heritage surveys, Traditional Owner engagement, land access, permits and remote logistics across safety-critical mining and infrastructure operations.

Location and Availability

Preferred work location: Sunshine Coast

Relocate: Yes – WA, VIC, NSW, QLD

Workplace flexibility: Flexible

Ability to travel: Yes

Availability/notice period: Anytime    

Desired Salary or Salary Expectation: $250,000