Join the team

Role: Fulltime, based in Sydney 

Salary range: Depending on experience and qualifications

Applications close: Friday 11 October

Height is scaling our business and team in Australia. To support this the role of General Manager - Australia has two distinct aspects:  

• Foundational leadership to ensure that Height grows its revenue, customer base and team in Australia, and 

• Be the Height Australia Bid Director to support our clients in prepositioning and winning bids and develop the competency and bid processes of the Australian-based team.   

Ko wai mātou | About us 

With over eleven years of heritage in New Zealand, Height is a Māori and veteran-owned business. We are Australasia’s leading technical tendering and social procurement consultancy and we predominantly operate in the infrastructure, construction, utilities and defence sectors. 

We pride ourselves on providing innovative solutions to our clients and being agile in the marketplace.  

Our team is hardworking, and quality of work is of paramount concern to us, as is whānau and relationships.   Our culture is a major differentiator – we are truly a relationship-based organisation where we put the customer first, the team second, and the individual third.   

Height’s core services include: 

• Bid support - We are an industry-leading team that enables organisations to win more bids/tenders.  Because of the sectors we operate in, these tenders are usually large scale, risky and complex with a strong emphasis on design and engineering. 

• Buyer and supplier advice - Advising buyers (e.g. public sector organisations) on the procurement side, and sellers (primarily businesses who deliver Government projects/contracts) on the supplier side. The work we do helps these organisations improve the services they offer communities. 

• Supporting innovation - We provide innovative solutions in delivering sustainable and social outcomes from major projects, to Māori, Pasifika and Indigenous Australian businesses. 

Our strong engineering heritage means we understand complex technical projects, but our key strength is in solving the strategic and cultural problems often present in large projects. 

Our work with clients has been recognised through the following accolades:  

• 2024 Finalist (Beaufa Brown) – Advocate of the Year - Amotai Supplier Diversity Awards 

• 2023 Winner Leadership in Procurement (Claire McCarthy) - NZ Procurement Excellence Awards 

• 2023 Supreme Winner – Engineering New Zealand Awards 

• 2020 Supreme Winner – NZ EY Procurement Excellence Awards  

Tikanga | Our values 

Everything we do at Height is underpinned by our shared values, which define how we work with our clients, communities, and environment. They guide our behaviours, our decision-making, and our interactions daily.  

Our core values are: 

• Integrity and trust – We do what is right.  

• Deliver on promises – We never stop aiming high. 

• Teamwork – We respect and look out for each other. 

• Think agile – We challenge the norm, are flexible and innovative. 

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader who has deep sector experience and who relishes the opportunity to build a business. Values-driven and personable, they’ll have outstanding capabilities in sales, project management, networked relationships, team building and business management 

This Sydney-based role is hands-on, with the GM being the key point of contact and the account manager coordinating all services for customers and prospects with select bids.  The Australia GM is responsible for the following: 

• Delivery of the overall financial, business and staff performance in Australia. 

• Developing and implementing Height’s strategy in Australia. 

• Being the accountable leader and role model for cementing Height’s culture, values and behaviours within the Australian business. 

• Growing the core Australian team and delivering the required utilisation metrics and quality of deliverables. 

• Bid Director – contribute billable hours through providing leadership to clients on bid strategy and management.   

• Ensuring that Height’s services in Australia evolve along with market demands. 

• Managing core client accounts and developing new sales pipeline. 

• Maintaining ethical business practices that align with the Height values. 

• Financial and job management ensuring that customer deliverables are achieved on time, on budget and at high level of quality. 

We’re looking for applicants who thrive in a dynamic environment and who have significant experience in large scale infrastructure, design and defence-related projects and the associated tender processes. They will need an appetite for fast-paced work, the ability to thrive under pressure and to adapt to a changing scope as required.  

A minimum of 8 years of management experience. 

Training and professional development necessary for this role will be provided to the successful candidate.