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GHD

Catalyzes regional engineering and construction innovation

Regional IS Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/13/2026Deadline 11/1/26
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Perth WA, Australia
In Person
IT Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • A master's or bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Significant senior experience in IT Service Management, service delivery, operational leadership, or related IS&T leadership roles within large, complex, and distributed environments.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting service delivery teams across multiple locations or regions, including performance management, capability development, workforce planning, and succession depth.
  • Strong enterprise leadership, systems thinking, and ability to convert strategic priorities into clear regional execution plans and measurable service improvements.
  • Well-developed stakeholder engagement, executive communication, and influencing skills, with experience working across regions, functions, vendors, and matrixed teams.
  • Strong service governance, operational discipline, and commercial judgement, with experience coordinating incidents, managing vendors, budgets, service quality, and value outcomes.
Responsibilities
  • Guide consistent, reliable, customer-focused IS&T service delivery across a complex, distributed regional environment supporting large user communities, aligned to GHD IS&T policies, standards, controls, and ways of working.
  • Translate enterprise priorities, service portfolio direction, and business needs into practical regional service plans, team expectations, adoption priorities, and measurable service outcomes.
  • Develop strong partnerships with regional and national executives, service owners, platform teams, vendors, and stakeholders to strengthen One GHD service alignment.
  • Support service maturity through standardised processes, trusted operational data, embedded governance, continuous improvement, and technology-enabled ways of working.
  • Lead, coach, and develop distributed service teams to build capability, shared accountability, succession depth, and adaptable ways of working.

About the company

ECRi Hub is a collaboration platform by GHD and the Queensland Government that connects engineers, construction and resources startups, researchers, and businesses to develop and commercialize new technologies. It provides space and programs, including the Business Mentoring for Innovation, to guide regional innovators through product development and market entry. It differentiates itself through GHD’s industry expertise, government support, and a clear focus on accelerating commercialization within its sector. Its goal is to boost innovation and drive economic growth and competitiveness for Queensland and Australia by turning ideas into market-ready solutions.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$300K

Headquarters

Mittagong, Australia

Founded

1927

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What believers are saying

  • GHD won 2026 recognition for hydrogen blending, dam removal, smart roundabouts, and Indigenous projects.
  • Headcount reached about 17,197 in March 2026, and 2026 job postings rose 59.7 percent.
  • Queensland's ECRi Hub partnership keeps GHD embedded with government-funded innovation and regional commercialization pipelines.

What critics are saying

  • GHD UK flagged 2025 cuts near 10 percent, hitting environment, contamination, geotechnical, and waste teams.
  • Integration risk is immediate after Bowman Engineering's May 2026 acquisition; client churn can follow overlapping cultures.
  • The strongest existential threat is margin compression across commoditized consulting, forcing deeper layoffs and retreat from weaker markets.

What makes GHD unique

  • Employee-owned GHD bought Bowman Engineering in Texas on May 20, 2026, deepening local transport expertise.
  • GHD's 165 offices across five continents give it cross-border delivery scale rivals struggle to match.
  • Its WA100 rank rose from 42 to 39 in 2026, signaling design-market credibility.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

401(k) Company Match

Company News

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May 21st, 2026
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