Program Director - Water Infrastructure

About the role

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Program Director to lead a major water infrastructure program within its high performing bids and proposals team, based in Perth. The role provides executive leadership across the full asset lifecycle, driving safe, sustainable and value-focused outcomes across cost, schedule, quality, risk and asset performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams across engineering, project management, commercial, construction and operational functions.
• Drive strategic decision-making and resolve complex issues affecting program performance.
• Direct delivery of a portfolio of major capital projects from planning and development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Manage program dependencies, interfaces and critical delivery risks.
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures and assurance processes, and ensure compliance with legislative, environmental, regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Oversee program budgets, forecasting and financial performance, and lead commercial and procurement strategies.
• Build relationships with executive stakeholders, government agencies, regulators, local authorities and operational business units.
• Ensure assets are designed, constructed and commissioned to meet operational requirements, and oversee operational readiness, transition and handover.

Required profile

• Minimum 20 years' experience leading major infrastructure programs in the water, utilities, transport, energy or resources sectors.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale capital programs worth more than $1 billion.
• Experience with major water infrastructure programs (treatment, conveyance, storage and network assets) strongly preferred; candidates from other sectors with transferable program leadership will also be considered.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary teams across multiple concurrent projects, and experience at executive and board reporting levels.
• Background in program governance, commercial management, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
• A mix of client-side and contractor delivery experience is desirable, and experience across the full lifecycle from strategy to handover.

What we offer

• Specialised learning and development programs.
• Mental health and wellbeing program.
• Industry-leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.