Major Projects Executive (Water)
What if you could shape a career as unique as you?
At WSP, we're shaping the future of water infrastructure across Australia-delivering complex, city and nationdefining projects that matter. We are looking for an established industry leader to take a pivotal executive role in our Water business, leading governance, growth, and delivery of our major projects portfolio across Australia. This is a careerdefining opportunity for a senior professional who combines commercial acumen, technical credibility and people leadership at scale.
The opportunity
As Major Projects Executive, you will play a critical role in setting direction and driving outcomes across multiple, concurrent major projects - working collaboratively across WSP's national Water, Power & Energy platform.
You will be entrusted with:
- Strategic leadership of major project delivery, including governance, risk management and commercial performance
- Building and sustaining trusted client relationships at the executive level, from pursuit through to delivery
- Developing future capability, mentoring senior project leaders and shaping highperforming, engaged teams
- Influencing business strategy, contributing to national targets, growth initiatives and continuous improvement programs
- Leading with integrity, embedding safety, quality, risk and ethical standards in everything you do
This role has a national scope and can be performed in any of WSP's East Coast office locations, offering flexibility and the opportunity to influence outcomes across Australia.
What you'll bring
We're looking for a leader with a strong industry reputation and a proven record of delivering complex outcomes. Your career will likely have demonstrated:
- Extensive industry experience, including senior leadership roles within a consulting environment
- Demonstrated success in leading and governing major infrastructure projects of significant scale and complexity
- Strong commercial and contractual capability, including risk management, margin delivery and cashflow outcomes
- A track record of winning work, shaping pursuits and strengthening client partnerships
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including mentoring senior project managers and technical leaders
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional accreditation/chartership
Most importantly, you'll lead with empathy, resilience and clarity - balancing innovation and technical excellence with disciplined delivery.
Why WSP?
At WSP, you'll join a global professional services firm where leadership is trusted, collaboration is real, and impact is tangible.
We offer:
- The chance to shape Australia's most significant water and infrastructure programs
- A highly connected executive peer group across Water, Power & Energy
- Flexibility in how and where you work
- A culture built on safety, integrity, inclusion and excellence
- Genuine opportunity to leave a legacy-developing people, capability and outcomes that endure
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Ready to lead at scale? If you're an industry leader motivated by complexity, influence and purpose - and ready to shape the future of major project delivery at WSP - we'd love to hear from you.