At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
We are invested in creating sustainable commercial outcomes with clients driving change in water, energy and urbanization.
Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability.
Together, we’ll help create a future for generations to come.
Role purpose
The primary function of the Technical Director – Waste Operations & Resource Recovery is to develop GHD’s offering for the Southeast Asia (SEA) Waste market drawing on international technical authority across APAC, EMEA and the Americas.
Key responsibilities
- Champion, define, plan, and deliver resource recovery and waste management services across SEA and more broadly across APAC.
- Lead and input on tenders/bids as well as being proactive in pursuing client proposals, pursuing relations with clients and developing opportunities.
- Assess market trends and identify future market opportunities in waste management and resource recovery services, converting them into future projects.
- Work across GHD regions, disciplines, service lines, and teams to support waste management and resource recovery consulting services and projects.
- Develop and mentor team members to deliver quality work on time and within budget, supporting their career growth.
- Provide leadership, direction, and technical guidance on projects, including serving as a Project Director or Manager.
- Engage and collaborate with the Waste Service Line community, and other multi-discipline project teams, maintaining good relationships to ensure project outcomes and satisfaction.
- Work collaboratively within the APAC region and other regions to position for opportunities, supporting SEA in developing technical waste operations and resource recovery capability.
- Adhere to all GHD QA and HSE requirements, working cooperatively with other staff, sharing information and knowledge openly.
- Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills to foster open dialogue, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in all interactions.
- Lead the preparation and review of reports, obtaining precise information about work scope from clients through active listening and clear communication.
Experience and knowledge
- Degree in Engineering from a recognised University and with at least 15 years of experience in waste management, operations, and/or resource recovery.
- Singapore Professional Engineering (PE) status or Chartered Engineering certification.
- Experience in waste and resource recovery feasibilities, design, operations and/or studies would be an added advantage.
- Conversant in relevant Codes, Eurocodes, BS Codes, NFPA, API.
- Conversant with local authorities’ requirement and submission.
- Able to lead diversified and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Able to project manage assigned projects independently and possess strong presentation, communication and report writing skills.
GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.
GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
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