Job Description

Lead the next generation of water infrastructure

AECOM’s Water Infrastructure business is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced Project Director to play a key role in shaping our future across Victoria.

This is an opportunity for an established Water Infrastructure leader who enjoys working at the intersection of major projects, clients, people and growth. You’ll bring your understanding of the Victorian water market, build trusted relationships with key clients and help connect some of Australia’s leading technical specialists to solve complex infrastructure challenges.

You’ll be joining a global Water business with the scale, expertise and multidisciplinary capability to work across the full project lifecycle – from planning and approvals through to design, delivery and operations. With major investment continuing across Australia and significant opportunities emerging across water infrastructure, there’s real scope to make an impact.

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How you’ll make a difference

As Project Director, you’ll be a highly influential leader within our Water Infrastructure team, helping drive collaboration, client engagement and growth across our Victorian portfolio.

You’ll work closely with our Water leadership, project teams and technical specialists across AECOM to identify opportunities, develop solutions and position the business for major programs of work.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining trusted relationships with key Victorian Water clients
• Understanding client priorities, challenges and future investment plans
• Identifying and developing opportunities across major Water Infrastructure programs
• Connecting multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated solutions for clients
• Supporting account planning and strategic business development activities
• Leading and contributing to major pursuits, proposals and opportunity development
• Working with project and operational teams to ensure quality client outcomes
• Building strong relationships across AECOM’s Australian and global technical network
• Keeping across market, client and competitor trends to identify future opportunities
• Helping shape the continued growth and capability of AECOM’s Water Infrastructure business

Qualifications

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.

The qualities that help you thrive

You’ll ideally bring:

• Proven experience (ideally 15+ years’) delivering multidisciplinary Water Infrastructure projects
• A strong network and deep understanding of the Victorian water market
• Experience working with major Water clients and complex project frameworks
• The ability to connect technical specialists and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong commercial and business development capability
• A consultative approach, with the ability to understand client needs and provide trusted advice
• Broad understanding across areas such as planning, approvals, flooding, drainage and infrastructure
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Additional Information

Why AECOM?

At AECOM, you’ll have access to one of the world’s largest infrastructure consulting networks, bringing together engineers, planners, designers, scientists, project managers and technical specialists to deliver some of the world’s most complex projects.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across Australia, New Zealand and globally, drawing on expertise from across AECOM to develop solutions for major water challenges and build a career that can move in different directions.

We also recognise that flexibility looks different for everyone.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

Ready to help shape the future of Water Infrastructure?

If you’re an experienced Water leader looking for a role where you can influence major projects, build lasting client relationships and help shape the growth of a global infrastructure business, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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.