Associate Director - Electrical, Building Services

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do your best work. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that encourages new ideas, collaboration and diverse perspectives, while creating a career as unique as you.

The Opportunity

Our Property & Buildings Building Services team in Brisbane is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Associate Director – Electrical to take a key leadership role within the team.

This is an opportunity to lead the technical and project delivery of complex, high-profile projects, develop trusted client relationships, mentor our people and contribute to the continued growth of our Electrical Building Services capability in Queensland.

You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of projects including:

• Transport infrastructure and major precinct developments
• Commercial and mixed-use developments
• Defence and secure facilities
• Data centres and mission-critical environments
• Healthcare and social infrastructure

You’ll contribute across the full project lifecycle, from concept and advisory through to detailed design and delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve innovative, practical and sustainable outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the electrical design and technical delivery of major and complex Building Services projects.
• Provide technical leadership across electrical power, lighting, communications, electronic security and associated building systems.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project delivery across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, authorities and key industry stakeholders.
• Take ownership of project outcomes across programme, budget, technical quality and commercial performance.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to engineers and other members of the Building Services team.
• Support proposals, tenders and strategic business development opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen existing client relationships and develop new business.
• Collaborate with technical specialists across WSP’s national and global network.

• Contribute to the strategic growth and development of the Brisbane and Queensland Building Services business.

About You

You’re an experienced Electrical Engineer with a strong background in Building Services consulting and a proven ability to lead technically complex projects, develop client relationships and support the growth of high-performing teams.

You’ll ideally bring:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience delivering Australian Building Services projects, ideally within a consulting engineering environment.
• A proven track record delivering large-scale and technically complex projects.
• Strong technical capability across electrical Building Services design.
• Experience across sectors such as infrastructure, defence, healthcare, commercial developments or data centres.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards and Codes, including AS/NZS 3000 and the NCC.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management capability.
• Demonstrated project management and commercial awareness.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

• A proactive approach to business development and identifying opportunities for growth.

What We Offer

At WSP, you’ll have the opportunity to influence the future of our Building Services business while working on significant and technically challenging projects.

You’ll benefit from:

• The opportunity to lead major, complex and high-profile projects.
• A senior leadership role within our growing Brisbane Electrical Building Services team.
• Exposure to a diverse pipeline of projects across multiple sectors.
• Access to WSP’s national and global network of technical specialists.
• Opportunities to develop key client relationships and contribute to business growth.
• Flexible working arrangements, including working from home and flexible hours.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment with strong technical capability.
• Career development and progression within a global organisation.

• Opportunities to mentor and develop the next generation of engineers.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all

Join our community of talented professionals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Bring your technical expertise, leadership and ideas to WSP and help shape the continued growth of our Building Services business in Queensland.

With us, you can. Apply today.