Job Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM’s Melbourne Highways team is delivering some of Victoria’s most important transport infrastructure projects, helping shape the future of how people and communities connect across the state and beyond.

As a senior leader within our ANZ Transport business, you will combine hands-on technical authority with project and client leadership to drive the continued success of our Highways team. You will work alongside industry-leading professionals, contribute to major pursuits, mentor future leaders and influence the direction of transport infrastructure across Victoria and Australia.

How you'll make a difference

• Act as a hands-on technical authority across roads and highways design—leading technical decision-making and setting a high standard for design quality.
  
• Support delivery of complex highways and transport infrastructure projects across Victoria and ANZ.
  
• Perform robust design reviews and apply value engineering/design optimisation to improve safety, efficiency, constructability and cost outcomes for our clients.
  
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction across multidisciplinary project teams.
  
• Build and strengthen relationships with key clients including the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Major Road Projects Victoria, local government and private sector clients, with a strong focus on client relationship management and trusted-advisor support.
  
• Identify and lead business development opportunities, strategic pursuits and work winning activities—bringing technical credibility to client conversations and proposals.
  
• Mentor, develop and inspire junior and mid-level engineers, building capability and a high-performing team culture.
  
• Drive innovation and best practice—bringing new ideas that improve how we design and deliver across a varied portfolio of projects throughout Victoria.
  
• Represent AECOM in the market through industry engagement, client relationships and thought leadership.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick every box, we still encourage you to apply.

• Extensive experience delivering roads, highways and transport infrastructure projects, with consultancy and/or contractor experience.
  
• Strong technical expertise in roads and highways design, with the confidence to review, challenge and improve designs.
  
• Demonstrated capability applying value engineering/design optimisation to deliver better commercial and technical outcomes.
  
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and contributing to complex infrastructure project delivery.
  
• Strong relationships and experience working with Victorian transport clients is highly regarded.
  
• Demonstrated success in client relationship management, business development and work winning.
  
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing project performance and contributing to business growth.
  
• Recognised technical expertise within the highways and transport sector.
  
• Chartered status and/or RPEV highly regarded.
  
• A passion for mentoring and developing high-performing teams.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, 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 push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

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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.