Senior Project Manager & Client Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Feb 25, 2026. Beca scores B on the Alion truth index.
At Beca there are endless opportunities and no shortage of exciting projects within the Industrial team working across the minerals and metals, forestry, food and beverage, manufacturing, water, energy & defence sectors. You'll join a diverse and talented team delivering creative, innovative solutions in partnership with our clients.
Be part of a motivated and trusted team, dedicated to developing and sharing technical innovation to push boundaries and continually challenge and overcome convention and constraints, to transform our world for the better.
The Opportunity
Our Industrial group of technical engineering and project management specialists have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to delivering innovative and successful project solutions for our clients. Due to local market growth, current projects and strong project pipeline in South Australia, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager and Client Lead to join our Adelaide team, to partner directly with our clients in leading a diverse range of projects in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary team.
This role is ideal for someone with established experience who is looking to take the next step in their Career by playing a lead role in the heavy industrial client engagement team to contribute to the team’s success and grow our local client base.
In this role you will work in partnership with our client relationship managers, building and maintaining local client relationships, to demonstrate market capability and secure new projects. You will lead project delivery across the full range of the construction project lifecycle stages, working strategically with clients throughout the region and across Beca’s range of technical disciplines.
About You
This position would suit a degree qualified Mechanical, Electrical or Structural Engineer with extensive experience in delivering sustaining capital projects within the minerals and metals industry. You will bring experience in multidisciplinary design management, working directly with clients in heavy industrial settings such as brownfield minerals processing, mining operations, chemical plants or steelmaking operations. To be successful in this role, you will be a client focused, relationship builder with outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence and drive successful project outcomes for the business and our clients. Consulting experience working with major South Australian mineral processing operations will be highly regarded. You will also:
Have the credibility, confidence and ability to provide project management and delivery leadership across key heavy industrial projects, from early phase scope definition studies to detailed design and construction phase support
Build strong long-term relationships with our existing and new clients, and demonstrate your ability to understand and translate our client's requirements into project deliverables
Play a vital role in local business development strategies, in partnership with our client relationship management team, identifying market opportunities, leading bids and applying strong commercial judgement to secure new projects
Work effectively in a team environment, interfacing with numerous project stakeholders, to deliver multi-disciplinary design. You are comfortable collaborating with remote design teams to successfully deliver key projects for our South Australian clients
Have the desire to lead and mentor more junior engineers for their professional growth and development
Travel within South Australia to work alongside clients to deliver projects
This exciting opportunity will see you step into a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and continuous improvement. You will be given opportunities for professional growth and development as well as mentorship from our highly experienced Industrial team.
What we offer
A career with Beca will provide you with:
Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning through our training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to empower your career potential.
Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive. Bring your whole self to work and take advantage of unique shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success.
Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.
Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture - open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.
About Beca
Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4,000 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. 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.
Ready to Be involved. Be heard. Belong? / Apply now
If you want to make every day better, apply online today! If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com
Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture - open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.