Job Description

About AMS

Aerodrome Management Services (AMS) is a professional services company providing a wide range of technical support and aerodrome management services to aerodrome owners and operators across Australia. Our growing team of aviation specialists provides support to our clients in the areas of aerodrome design, project management and construction, maintenance, technical inspections and aerodrome surveys, operational readiness, airport security, training, regulatory compliance, audits, and ongoing daily operations.

About the Role

Aerodrome Management Services (AMS) is looking for a motivated and detail-driven Civil Designer to join our growing Engineering team. Whether you’re early in your design career or looking to specialise in aviation infrastructure, this is an exciting opportunity to work on unique projects across regional and remote Australia.

As a Civil Designer at AMS, you’ll support the delivery of airside and landside infrastructure designs for a range of airport projects. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and designers to produce construction drawings, plans, and modelling using AutoCAD and Civil 3D, and help bring Aerodrome infrastructure projects to life.

This is a hands-on, collaborative role, suited to someone with a foundation in Civil Design who’s keen to build experience and develop in a specialist industry.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drafting of civil construction, line marking and lighting plans

• Supporting with earthworks modelling and volume calculations

• Preparing obstacle limitation surface and aircraft parking layout drawings

• Assisting with geospatial data and file management

• Using tools such as AutoCAD, 12D model, and AviPLAN Turn (training provided)

• Following internal QA, document control, and CAD standards

What You’ll Bring

AMS will provide ongoing training and professional development to support this next step in your career, but you’ll already be off to a great start if you have previous experience in the following areas:

Why AMS?

At AMS, we keep regional airports safe, compliant, and operational across Australia. With clients from local government to remote airstrips, our people work on unique, meaningful projects—while enjoying the flexibility and support of a tight-knit company.

What’s next

We’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and covering letter addressing the essential criteria above by selecting “apply now” on Seek or submit your application to recruitment@amsaustralia.com. AMS does not accept unsolicited CV’s from Agencies. For further information or clarification of this position call Perth office on (08) 9221 6777 and speak to HR. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Applicants must be willing to undergo a full medical and be subject to random testing for drugs and alcohol in accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. AMS is a Veteran Friendly Employer, and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous people to apply. You must have the right to work in Australia to be considered for this position.