General Manager
Brisbane
About the role
This is a senior leadership role with real influence. As General Manager of our Brisbane office, you’ll lead a well‑established, multidisciplinary team delivering urban development and civil infrastructure projects across Southeast Queensland. If you enjoy shaping strategy, growing people and taking ownership of a business unit, this role offers both autonomy and scale.
Key responsibility
You’ll have full responsibility for the performance of our Brisbane CBD office, balancing leadership, commercial oversight and client engagement. The role is hands‑on at a senior level. You’ll guide project delivery, oversee financial performance, support business development and ensure the office continues to operate with strong technical standards and a healthy culture.
You’ll work closely with other General Managers and the executive team, contributing to broader operational and strategic decisions while representing Brisbane’s interests nationally. The role reports to the Senior General Manager Central.
Required experience
- A senior background in civil engineering, town planning or surveying
- Proven experience leading a professional services team or office
- Strong commercial awareness, including project financials and forecasting
- Confidence building and maintaining senior client relationships
- The ability to lead, mentor and hold people to clear expectations
- Experience across urban development and civil infrastructure markets
- Existing networks in Southeast Queensland
- Exposure to multi‑disciplinary consulting environments
Perks
- A genuine leadership role with autonomy and influence
- A well‑established office with a strong pipeline of work
- Support from experienced peers across the business
- The opportunity to shape the next phase of growth in Brisbane
- Competitive executive‑level remuneration aligned to responsibility
- An extra day of leave on your birthday each year
- Annual $250 wellbeing subsidy towards healthy lifestyle initiatives
- Help grow our teams with a generous referral bonus scheme