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Are you a high-calibre strategy qualified, who is looking to leverage your expertise in transformative and nation-shaping projects?
Our client is seeking a driven and insightful Senior Manager, to play a pivotal role in the launch of several landmark infrastructure projects across Australia.
Reporting directly to the Head of Group Strategic Projects, this executive-level role offers an unparalleled opportunity to lead high-impact, analytical projects, addressing the most pressing strategic and transformation opportunities within their infrastructure programs.
Key Accountabilities include:
Lead and Deliver Complex Strategies: Spearhead project teams to develop robust strategy designs, providing clear direction and rigorously pressure-testing results.
Drive Innovation: Foster innovative thinking and advanced modelling techniques to solve intricate challenges.
Optimize Performance: Lead reviews of process and performance optimisation across Operations, Customer, and Commercial functions.
Identify Opportunities and Threats: Design and lead comprehensive industry, market, and competitor analyses to uncover key business opportunities and potential risks.
Provide Financial Rigour: Oversee detailed financial and economic analysis, providing clear recommendations on the viability of strategic options.
Exercise Independence and Influence: Work autonomously on sensitive projects, requiring minimal management input, while effectively partnering with senior management to shape strategic initiatives.
Communicate with Impact: Oversee the development of high-quality analysis and documentation tailored for senior management.
Maintain Group Perspective: Apply a strong understanding of the Group strategic objectives and business drivers while engaging with the specific details of project areas.
Develop Actionable Insights: Apply critical thinking to diverse data sources to distill key insights that drive project outcomes and recommendations.
Solve Complex Problems: Develop and evaluate strategic options using effective problem-solving methodologies, proactively identifying and resolving key issues.
Champion Group Objectives: Ensure individual projects align with overarching Group objectives.
Drive Transformative Initiatives: Lead the innovation evaluation and business case development for several significant infrastructure projects, aligning with Group strategic programs.
Identify and champion opportunities for process, system, and people engagement improvements.
Manage Financial Outcomes: Oversee budgets and forecasting processes in collaboration with Finance teams.
Ensure Commercial Viability: Evaluate commercial and contractual requirements.
Craft Executive-Level Communications: Produce clear, concise, and insightful analytical reports suitable for presentation to the Board, CEO, GLT, and other senior leaders.
Influence Key Stakeholders: Present analysis in a compelling manner to facilitate informed decision-making on significant strategic projects.
Build Strong Relationships: Cultivate excellent working relationships across all levels and business units across the Group, as well as with external contacts.
Provide Thought Leadership: Gather external intelligence on relevant strategies and infrastructure industry trends, developing frameworks to assess their impact and opportunities.
Foster Team Excellence: Provide leadership and strategic direction to the team, fostering a culture of success through clear performance targets and effective team dynamics.
Drive performance management, coaching, and mentorship within the team.
Your Expertise:
Proven track record of success working for a global strategy consulting house + inhouse commercial strategy experience for a large Corporate.
Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable insights.
Demonstrated experience in leading and managing project teams to deliver high-impact results.
Strong financial literacy and experience in developing and evaluating business cases.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
Ability to work independently on highly sensitive projects with minimal direction.
A proactive and results-oriented mindset with a passion for driving strategic change.
Experience in infrastructure, oil & gas or transport sectors is highly desirable.
Seniority level Seniority level Director
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Consulting, Management, and Strategy/Planning
Industries Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, Oil and Gas, and Airlines and Aviation
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