About the Opportunity: This is an exciting leadership role for a strategic thinker with a passion for driving change, inspiring teams, and delivering impactful solutions. Our client is looking for a seasoned professional with a strong background in Clean Water, Wastewater, Surface Water Management, or Drainage Design, who is ready to take on the challenge of leading high-profile projects and shaping the future of a growing practice. In this role, you will lead a talented and diverse team of 280 professionals, guiding them to deliver excellence on key projects while fostering a culture of growth and innovation. You will be instrumental in setting the strategic direction, driving business growth, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex, critical projects that make a difference. Key Responsibilities: Lead and inspire a high-performing team, ensuring innovation, technical excellence, and seamless delivery across major projects. Collaborate with senior leadership to define and execute the strategic direction of the practice. Build strong client relationships, leveraging your technical expertise to expand existing business and secure new opportunities. Develop and nurture talent, creating an environment that attracts, retains, and develops top professionals. Champion Net Zero goals, integrating sustainability into every aspect of the practice. Oversee project teams, budgets, and client communications, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality.What You Bring: Extensive experience in Clean Water, Wastewater, Surface Water Management, or Drainage Design, ideally with a focus on large-scale projects. Proven track record of leadership, with the ability to inspire, manage, and develop diverse teams to achieve outstanding results. Experience and knowledge of wastewater hydraulic modelling from a managerial perspective is a distinct advantage. A solutions-driven, adaptable mindset, with the ability to navigate complex challenges and foster collaborative relationships across multiple sectors (including Water, Aviation, Defence, Energy, and Urban Development). Excellent communication skills, with a natural ability to build strong, lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders. Chartered status (or equivalent professional recognition) is highly desirable.What's on Offer: Our client is committed to creating a flexible, inclusive, and supportive environment where your career can thrive. With a focus on work-life balance, flexible working arrangements are available, allowing you to work in a way that suits your needs. You'll also have the opportunity to grow within a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of infrastructure. Why This Role? This is not just another leadership role-this is an opportunity to truly make an impact. You'll be at the forefront of driving growth, innovation, and sustainability, while leading a talented team to deliver high-profile, complex projects that matter. If you're ready to take on a leadership role where your expertise, vision, and leadership will shape the future of infrastructure, we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status