Section Manager - Power, Southern

Beca’s Power business is a connected and collaborative team, with people based across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Indonesia. We partner with utilities, energy developers, major contractors, and commercial, industrial and infrastructure clients to deliver critical energy and renewable projects across the full project lifecycle, from early planning and design through to procurement and construction support. Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity This Section Manager opportunity will lead Beca Power’s Southern team from Christchurch, with a current team size of around 35 people. The role offers the chance to strengthen local leadership, support a growing and technically capable team, and contribute to the wider direction and performance of Beca’s Asia Pacific Power business. You will work closely with leaders across Power and the wider Beca business, including people leaders, technical specialists, market and client leaders, and project delivery teams. Your focus will be to lead the Christchurch section with clarity and care, while enabling effective resourcing, collaboration and capability growth across teams in New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. Our Section Manager roles are busy, challenging and rewarding leadership positions. In this role, you will play a significant part in developing people, hiring and onboarding new team members, supporting project and client outcomes, and helping shape the continued success of Beca Power from Christchurch. Further details on the Beca Power team are available here: https://www.beca.com/join-our-team/our-opportunities/career-potential-you-never-thought-possible. Ngā Kawenga Matua | Key Responsibilities Lead the Southern Power section with a focus on people, performance, collaboration and sustainable growth, including: Leading recruitment and workforce planning across career levels and technical disciplines. Welcoming and onboarding new talent so people understand the team, the work, and how we collaborate across locations. Supporting retention, wellbeing and balanced workloads through purposeful leadership and effective resourcing. Connecting people and work across Beca's Power teams so clients can access the right expertise at the right time and opportunities are shared across locations. Supporting global capability performance through effective resource coordination, pipeline planning, workforce forecasting and collaboration with peers to optimise utilisation, workshare and growth outcomes across the Power Capability. Lead a high-performing, delivery-focused team that is recognised for technical excellence, client service, innovation, commercial discipline and consistently delivering successful project outcomes within agreed cost plans. Ko wai koe | About you To be successful in this role, you will bring proven leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to build, develop and support effective teams through growth and change. This experience may come from a current manager or team leader role, or from a delivery, technical or client-focused role where you have built strong business, people and leadership capability. You will be known as a leader who sets a strong standard for culture, professionalism and care. You will be able to create a positive working environment, guide and develop others through meaningful one-to-one conversations, balance competing commitments, and make sound commercial judgements. You will also bring, and continue to develop, a broad understanding of people leadership and employment-related responsibilities. You foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that empowers people and drives operational excellence, and you engage effectively with stakeholders, managing stakeholder relationships at all levels. You thrive amid change and help others navigate it constructively, drawing on the strengths of multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams. Success in this role relies on building trusted relationships across the business, so you are proactive in collaboration, stakeholder engagement and cross-team delivery. Ko wai mātou | About us Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights. ‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients. At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you’re not just on the fringes; you’re making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up. As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it’s not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team. Hello! And welcome to a whole new world of possibilities with Beca. We hope you’re as keen as we are to find out more about each other. We look forward to seeing your application. The Talent Acquisition Team Make everyday better Creative people together transforming our world' is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose - to make everyday better. But we need problem solvers - the makers, the creators, the planners and practitioners to convert ideas into reality. For over 100 years, we’ve been making a visible difference, developing, and delivering solutions for our clients, our people and our community. Focusing on sustainability, innovation, and digital technologies, to create better and safer outcomes. What makes us different? At Beca, our people are our business. We support curiosity and value great ideas, and are passionate about creating a workplace where people are engaged, feel incredible and can belong. Our employee-ownership model sets us apart. It’s an opportunity for our people to be invested in the future success of our business, with share ownership available for eligible employees. We also offer a range of employee benefits, designed to reward and recognise the amazing things our people are doing everyday. And our values of partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care are reflected in the way we work, with our people and with our clients. When you are part of our Beca family, you’ll own your own career path and contribute to a legacy. Join us and discover for yourself how you own your career and can make a everyday better. #J-18808-Ljbffr