General Manager Utilities NSW and ACT
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About this role
About Abergeldie
Abergeldie is a majority Australian owned civil contractor with over 30 years’ experience delivering projects across the water, utilities, bridges, roads, rail, energy and community infrastructure sectors. Our commitment to excellence, innovation and sustainability has positioned us as a trusted industry leader, delivering the complex infrastructure needed to build better communities.
We are entering a significant phase of growth, building on strong performance across Abergeldie and a clear ambition to grow into a $1.2B+ business by 2030. NSW and ACT will play a pivotal role in that growth.
About the opportunity
With an established portfolio, strong delivery capability and significant opportunity across the market, we are looking for an experienced General Manager to lead Abergeldie’s NSW and ACT Utilities business.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership team, reporting to the Executive General Manager, you will have full accountability for performance, growth and delivery across NSW and ACT. This includes driving safe and profitable delivery across current projects and programs, building and leading high-performing teams, strengthening commercial outcomes and securing targeted new opportunities that align with our growth strategy and commercial priorities.
Building on Abergeldie’s capability and market position, you will play a key role in shaping a differentiated value offering for clients and continuing to position the business as a trusted long-term delivery partner across the NSW and ACT water and utilities market.
What you’ll bring to the team
You are an established leader with proven experience in the water and utilities sector, including leading a substantial business, portfolio or major program of significant scale, ideally $200M to $300M+, with full accountability for performance, growth and delivery.
You bring a strong track record of winning work, delivering complex infrastructure projects and leading high-performing teams, with a clear focus on commercial discipline, delivery performance and operational excellence.
You are well connected across the NSW and ACT infrastructure market and bring trusted relationships with clients, partners and industry stakeholders. You understand client priorities and commercial drivers and know how to build long-term partnerships.
You are a values-led leader who builds strong, connected teams, leads with accountability and creates the environment for people and projects to succeed.
You bring the leadership maturity to influence at an executive level, navigate complex commercial and operational environments, and embed a culture grounded in safety, accountability, teamwork and disciplined delivery.
Why you should work with us
This is an opportunity to lead and grow a strategically important part of Abergeldie’s business at a pivotal time, offering meaningful accountability and real influence.
You will have genuine autonomy to shape direction, with the backing of an Executive team committed to supporting your success. For the right leader, this is a rare opportunity to step into an established business with real momentum, and shape its next phase of growth, capability and market impact.
If this sounds like you, apply now or contact Dee Paton at dpaton@abergeldie.com for a confidential discussion.
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