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Providing sustainable water solutions for a better world.
For decades AECOM has been providing water system services throughout ANZ with a focus on emerging technology and innovation. We are industry leaders in asset management as well as the full range of infrastructure and service planning, design, and construction.
Public and private municipal water companies call on our experience to help them protect public health and the environment through the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation services.
We work closely with clients to provide water solutions that contribute to liveable and water sensitive cities, reduce cost and impact and use new technology in treatment processes.
AECOM is growing their dynamic Water Infrastructure team in Sydney and are seeking an influential, collaborative and vibrant Mechanical Engineer to join our team at the Associate Director level.
The successful candidate will help drive the implementation of AECOM’s Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) Water Strategy.
This is a career-defining opportunity for a driven professional to play an instrumental role in the continued growth of our water-related service offering across the NSW/ACT (NAC) water market sector, and the wider ANZ region.
What will a day in this role look like:
- You will have the opportunity to get involved in managing and completing projects from inception, including involvement in the bidding phase, concept design, detailed design, tendering, and construction phase support.
- Ensure all quality assurance processes are followed, delivering on time and within budget for projects in planning, design and/or construction support.
- Build and maintain strong relationships working with various clients across a range of sectors.
- You will guide and mentor junior engineers and designers, contributing to the growth of our talent pipeline.
As a Mechanical Engineer working at an Associate Director level, you enjoy working in teams, being accountable for your work and influential in project outcomes. You enjoy developing and nurturing relationships within AECOM and our clients, whether through project work, business development initiatives or industry associations.
You are positive, looking at challenges as opportunities to innovate, collaborate and grow.
Ideally, you will have:
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering – Essential. CPEng highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and meeting delivery requirements.
- Commercial acumen, strong business analysis skills and the ability to interpret and understand complex financial systems and reports.
- Demonstrated experience in identifying new innovative business development opportunities and turning these into wins.
- Ability to work collaboratively at both an internal and external, client-facing level, developing new client relationships and maintaining existing networks within the business.
- Mentoring junior engineers.
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
