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Join AECOM’s New Zealand Generation & Storage team in this Director level role with a strategic market leadership focus across the geothermal, biogas and alternative energy market. In this role, you will have the remit to continue to build AECOM’s reputation in the market working with external clients to initiate, understand, and provide technical, project and advisory services across complex geothermal and related projects, client and site requirements.
You will have a broad scope to make a lasting difference during a rapidly evolving renewable energy landscape, as our clients look to explore and solve renewable generation options as part of the energy transition. You will be part of the AECOM Generation & Storage team and Energy business line, with technical subject matter expertise available across multiple disciplines to provide solutions for project and client requirements. The fast-paced and innovative nature of projects will suit a business and technical leader looking to grow client relationships and make a difference across the sector in a client and market facing role. Understanding client needs, balancing engineering concepts and commercial project considerations, and growing the AECOM business will be key part of this role.
You will also have a scope to work across the global AECOM network, providing input, support and leadership across Australia, Aisa, and global markets as a subject matter expert.
How you will make a difference
Ideally based in Auckland, this role has scope to be based in other main AECOM offices throughout New Zealand.
To be successful in this Director role, you will be a leader known across the Geothermal, Biogas and related energy markets with current networks and a reputation for being a trusted advisor with clients and this market.
You will be known for your ability to connect with senior leaders, to understand their technical, commercial and project needs, and being able to provide solutions and proposals that meet these needs. You will be motivated by the opportunity to lead the growth of this market, client relationships and business unit within AECOM. You will be known for your ability to deliver complex renewable and geothermal projects, working across different disciplines. Most likely your technical engineering abilities, will be across the mechanical, process or geothermal related disciplines.
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, as all applications will be considered.
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Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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