Head of Department (Senior Partner)

On behalf of our client Manpower is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Department / Senior Partner to lead one of the largest multidisciplinary departments, comprising approximately 35 professionals including Archaeologists, Land Surveyors, and Health & Safety Officers.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the department's strategic vision and long-term objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of approximately 35 professionals.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance working culture.
• Provide leadership guidance and support to departmental managers and team leaders.
• Maintain regular communication with team members to ensure alignment, engagement, and professional development.
• Build and manage strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and public sector stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for business growth, cross-functional collaboration, and service improvement.
• Support resource planning, workforce development, and succession planning initiatives.
• Monitor departmental performance and ensure strategic objectives are achieved.
• Represent the department in meetings, industry events, and client engagements.
• Contribute to company-wide leadership discussions and business planning activities.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role, managing large teams and driving departmental performance.
• Strong people management, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience developing and implementing departmental strategy and business objectives.
• Strong commercial awareness with exposure to client-facing environments.
• Ability to influence, engage, and lead teams through change and growth.

• Experience within construction, engineering, surveying, archaeology, health & safety, or related sectors.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Established network within Malta, particularly across government entities, regulatory bodies, and industry stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Malta's construction, planning, infrastructure, or public sector landscape.
• Experience working in a consultancy or project-based environment

What we offer:

• Health Insurance
• Car Allowance
• Richmond Foundation Support Programme
• Wellness programmes
• Multiple internal team events and activities
• Opportunity to work closely with the CEO
• Opportunity working with largest multidisciplinary company in Malta
• Standard working hours are typically 09:00 to 17:00 and work life balance