Our client is looking to recruit a Senior Project & Practice Lead to join their growing team. Reporting to the CEO, the chosen candidate will:

Leadership & Strategic Direction

Direct as one integrated business entity, driving aligned priorities, service standards, and operational excellence across all three discipline service lines.
Represent as an active member of Senior Partnership, contributing to group-wide strategy, commercial governance, and corporate decision-making.
Maintain direct reporting lines to the Chairman & CEO and COO on business unit performance, financial pipelines, talent allocation, and risk management.
Make timely, decisive interventions to resolve resourcing bottlenecks, operational constraints, or critical client issues.

Business Development & Commercial Growth

Take ultimate ownership of business plan execution, pipeline growth, and revenue targets through public tenders, direct client acquisitions, and cross-selling across the company's wider project ecosystem.
Define and optimize the company's positioning, fee structures, pricing models, and bid strategies to secure high-value, multi-million-euro annual work programs.
Cultivate long-term strategic relationships with public authorities, project promoters, real estate developers, consultants, and contractors to drive repeat and referred business.

Team Leadership & Delivery Oversight

Maintain comprehensive oversight of team workload, forward capacity, and resourcing across all service lines, collaborating with discipline leads to balance operational demand with team capacity.
Coordinate specialist contributions to broader multidisciplinary projects, ensuring timely and seamless cross-functional delivery.
Mentor, guide, and develop discipline leads and technical teams, proactively mitigating project delivery risks and resourcing friction.

Government, Regulatory & Industry Engagement

Establish and safeguard standing and regulatory eligibility with key Maltese authorities, including the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA).
Act as the primary ambassador and corporate face of the company across public sector agencies, government entities, and professional industry forums.

Requirements

Deep familiarity with local Maltese regulatory frameworks, public authorities, and property development ecosystems.
Strong leadership capability in managing multi-disciplinary teams and contributing to corporate governance at a senior partner level.

Education and Experience

Senior executive background in management consulting, engineering, built environment, or professional services consulting.
Proven track record in public tendering, bid strategy, fee negotiation, and growing multi-million-euro service portfolios.

Benefits

Company Discounts
Health Insurance
Performance Bonus

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Senior Project & Practice Lead

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