Total 25 job vacancies by AECOM

AECOM’s dynamic Water group in Melbourne is growing and we are looking for an experienced and motivated Principal Civil Engineer to join our Water Infrastructure team. AECOM is in an exciting period of growth and is fully invested in doubling the size of our Civil Infrastructure team in Victoria.  A key part of this role will be working with clients, building relationships, growing our team size and pipeline of work.

This role presents an opportunity to fast-track your technical skills, working with a range of specialists across the globe, delivering a wide range of infrastructure projects while establishing and building existing client relationships and providing mentorship and coaching to our emerging professionals. A minimum of ten years' relevant experience is required with a preference for twelve or more.

Our Victorian Water team is helping to deliver major infrastructure programs encompassing strategic planning and asset management, concept and detailed design, construction and commissioning support both locally, interstate and in New Zealand. The focus of this role will be to support a variety of major projects, predominately within the Water, Transport (road, rail and air) and private sector markets in Victoria. In addition to this, you will have the opportunity to support our offices across Australia and New Zealand, and to collaborate with other geographies as part of the global AECOM network.

Our services include network and treatment planning and design for water, wastewater and recycled water projects, with a key focus on supporting sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve. In joining our energetic and market-leading team, you will contribute to the delivery of our growing portfolio of major infrastructure projects within Victoria and across Australia, and provide our range of clients with contemporary, innovative solutions.

Why AECOM?

With AECOM, you’re joining a Fortune 500 company and global leader in the delivery of water services, with over 50,000 staff and nearly 5,000 dedicated water specialists. Whether it is through our water academy, our technical practice groups, or mobilising our global leads in the delivery of our projects – AECOM can truly bring global expertise to local delivery. This in turn allows our team to work on flagship national water projects.

Our local water and asset management team pride themselves on an inclusive, equitable culture that promotes participation and diversity of thought - the best people, supporting our clients and communities through innovative, integrated water solutions. We are committed to environmental, social and governance outcomes on our projects, and actively contribute to thought leadership within the water industry, including contribution to industry events such as OzWater, and engagement of leading industry bodies such as Engineers Australia, WSAA and VicWater.

This role is a great opportunity to make your mark as part of a team with a strong growth trajectory, and a healthy pipeline of major projects, underpinned by a robust approach to partnerships with complimentary consultants and contractors in the industry.

A day in this role will involve:

• Undertaking and planning site investigations, collating and analysing groundwater data, and preparing factual and interpretive reports.
• Providing support to other technical specialty teams within the Geosciences and Remediation Services workgroup.
• Managing field and office tasks with an emphasis on health and safety.

What will a day as a Power Systems Lead will look like: 

• Be a mentor - advise, review and guide engineers across grid interconnection and system planning studies for grid scale wind, solar, energy storage and hybrid generating systems
• Partner with clients - support proponents with negotiating performance standards with AEMO and network service providers
• Nurture relationships - support key clients with stakeholder management during studies and due diligence process liaising with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Influence Strategy - support strategic pursuits and bids/proposals for major projects 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.  

What will a day in this role look like:

• Leading and undertaking a variety of roles including Design Engineer from developing, design and leading projects, alongside multidisciplinary Engineers.
• Opportunity for career progression in specialised technical capability.
• Accepting personal responsibility for the performance of assigned tasks, to be proactive and display initiative.
• Adaptive approach to a ranging and diverse project portfolio, with differing clients and changing environments.

What will a day in this role look like:
 

• Provide technical guidance and oversight throughout the development and construction phases of wind farm and other renewable energy technology projects.
• Support project teams in understanding and mitigating risks associated with renewable energy projects.
• Oversee the design process of wind farms to ensure compliance with industry standards and project requirements.
• Support the development and preparation of bids for renewable energy projects, including technical specifications and cost estimates.
• Be a technical practice leader for wind farm projects nationally, ensuring best practices and knowledge dissemination across the organisation

What will a day in this role look like:

• Planning and implementation of ecological investigations, including: 
  • Baseline ecological surveys
  • Regional ecosystem verification assessments 
  • Bio-condition assessments
  • Targeted flora and fauna surveys
  • Fauna Habitat Assessments
  • Offset suitability surveys 
• Data analysis, mapping and impact assessment
• Undertaking fieldwork across Victoria and interstate
• Preparation and review of technical reporting, including investigation reports, constraints assessments, species management plans, offset strategies and environmental impact statements.
• Management of ecology projects and client relationships
• Preparing proposals
• Mentoring junior staff
• Business development
• Developing and maintaining technical networks
• Participating in technical leadership initiatives across the environment team

What will a day in this role look like:

• Field-based ecology survey work, including vegetation mapping, ecological monitoring, targeted threatened flora and fauna survey and Vegetation Quality Assessments (VQA).
• Leading projects across a wide range of ecological disciplines and clients
• Ecological impact assessment and offsetting for a range of projects and scale
• Supporting internal clients with delivering the ecological requirements within multi-disciplinary tenders and projects
• Working independently, or with other ecologists and professionals, in the planning, delivery and management of ecology surveys; analysis and evaluation of results, impact assessments, and the design and implementation of successful mitigation strategies
• Assisting with managing the technical and financial performance of ecological and Environmental Impact Assessment projects.

What a day in this role will look like:

• Lead the ICT and Security design and delivery on projects, responsible for project costing, client engagement and briefing, development of technical solutions, documentation of design and specifications, and liaising with contractors during construction.
• Technical design of ICT and Security systems including communications passive infrastructure (structured cabling systems), IT Network (LAN, WAN, VoIP, Wireless), and electronic security systems, including CCTV, Electronic Access Control, intruder alarm, perimeter intrusion detection, Type 1A Security Alarm Systems, and Cyber Security.
• Collaborate with the local Buildings and Places team and national AECOM Technology Advisory group on a diverse range of projects in sectors including health, education, aviation, defence and justice.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members and build your own career through professional development and training.

AECOM has an exciting opportunity for an engaging and highly motivated Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing (SHE&W) Business Partner to join our Melbourne based team. This is a hands-on role, which will see you participating in office and field-based work on some of Australia’s largest and most complex and iconic infrastructure projects within the Victoria & South Australia region.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Play a key role in the development and implementation of health and safety programs and initiatives, supporting SHE&W strategies throughout the region in Victoria & South Australia.
• Lead the SHE&W function across the Victorian and South Australian region, supporting operational leadership and the Australia and New Zealand SHE&W Director to pragmatically manage SHE&W risks, drive continuous improvement whilst ensuring a strong culture of SHE&W excellence is upheld.
• As an active member of our SHE&W team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of health and safety programs and initiatives, whilst supporting projects across the region.
• You will also have a close working relationship with our Victorian and South Australian leadership teams and the broader SHE&W team across Australia and New Zealand.

AECOM have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated leader who would enjoy working with an industry leading team on a broad range of city shaping infrastructure projects, as well as influencing and leading strategy development and execution to achieve business success.

The role of Director - Structures (VSA) is the leadership position for our bridges and underground structures business across the VSA region. Based in Melbourne, this role sits on the Civil Infrastructure Leadership team - VSA. Reporting directly to the Group Director (CI VSA) this role is responsible for Structures Team culture, performance, staff, clients, and projects. Drawing on your design and major projects delivery experience you will have a desired to lead and build a structures team servicing both major projects and key clients. You are a strong collaborator and work well with teams at multiple levels, drawing on your leadership, client service and technical experience.  

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical leader for the Structures team ensuring you develop and share knowledge with other employees.
• Winning and/or delivery of projects or business results, across the range of people, clients, and excellence indicators.
• Lead major transport infrastructure projects in a structures capacity and meet delivery requirements.
• Project and design management excellence.
• Establish and maintains effective relationships with clients/customers.
• Take responsibility for delivery of individual projects including technical quality, budget, and programme.
• Ensure delivery of projects in accordance with AECOM’s Project Delivery Framework requirements.
• Create, maintain, and lead high performing engaged teams through effective communication, feedback, and support of all team members.

Our Building Services Team Melbourne are looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join the team, based in Melbourne.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Extensive, relevant experience delivering and leading Building Services projects in a client-facing role as a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing technical design documentation alongside leading and running electrical engineering components of major projects.
• Utilise your expertise in electrical services design by providing high-quality design services across lighting, general and specialist power, earthing/lightning protection, and power distribution & reticulation.

Provide leadership and mentor younger engineers within the broader AECOM business whilst liaising with Engineers across various disciplines on a variety of projects.

AECOM’s progressive Cost Management team has a new opportunity for a proven Cost Manager to work in partnership with our Building Services practice, alongside this our Cost Management team also support major projects in Transport, Civil Infrastructure, Energy and Environmental sectors.

This is a new position to support our growing team of Cost Managers in Melbourne and will allow you to lead and support our multi-disciplinary projects with a key focus on Building Services projects, while benefiting from a world-wide knowledge base of specialist engineering and construction professionals.

As part of our high performing Cost Management group, you will be responsible for providing cost management services on some of Melbourne’s most iconic projects, giving you the opportunity to further develop your career in a range of market sectors.

As part of this role tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting with feasibility studies, capital cost advice;
• Cost planning and estimating during design phases;
• Measurement of quantities based on design drawings;
• Construction phase cost management;
• Asset Management
• Life-cycle costing.
• Risk Management
• Producing monthly cost reporting, cashflows and the like
• Developing client relationships both internally and externally

This role is ideal for a highly driven professional who is looking to continue to grow their cost management skills in Building Services, working on a range of medium to large-scale Buildings projects.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Support our Melbourne Water Resources team as they provide a multi-disciplinary, integrated delivery of water resources services across all industry sectors, particularly in the areas of flood impact assessment, hydrological and hydraulic modelling/design, drainage design and integrated water management.
• Assisting in data collection and analysis 
• Undertaking hydrological, hydraulic and network modelling using various modelling tools 
• Undertaking calculations for concept and detailed design of various water infrastructure 
• Providing input to design reports and surface water assessments

Our Graduate Program

Our Growing Professional Skills (GPS) graduate program is designed to help you bridge the gap between formal education and the workplace. The program is spread across two years, drawing on a range of personal development activities, exposure to other graduates and business leaders, and a range of topics designed to grow your business and professional skills.

Along with local site visits, technical seminars, mentoring, and internal and external training, AECOM connects you with leading local and global networks that help you learn, grow, and develop.

As an added incentive, your involvement in the GPS program is fully endorsed for those seeking Professional accreditation. If you decide to do additional studies, we will help you examine your options and identify areas of specialisation to support you in your career.

What will a day in this role look like:  

• Lead engagement with our key clients, developing relationships and understanding clients needs 

• Drive operations and processes within a multidisciplinary consulting engineering environment  

• Being the escalation point for T&D technical design teams on multidisciplinary projects, driving solution across our major clients 

• Providing the opportunity to manage a small team of designers (if desirable) 

Our ANZ Aviation team is looking to recruit a Technical Director to join our Melbourne office. In this role, you will win and deliver airfield projects for our international and regional commercial airport clients, and as well as for the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces’ portfolio of airfields. 

What will a day in this role look like:

• Drive technical excellence across our ANZ Aviation portfolio.  
• Manage, inspire and lead our Melbourne and ANZ Aviation Teams. 
• Develop business growth opportunities with AECOM’s Clients and construction partners. 
• Participate in the development and execution of our ANZ Aviation business strategy. 
• Representation at national conferences, incl delivery of technical presentations to large audiences