Associate Director Project Management

How youll make a difference

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager ready to step into an Associate Director role within our Perth this position you will collaborate with our talented specialists to deliver complex multidisciplinary programs throughout Australia. You will engage with a diverse range of clients to co-create innovative solutions in sectors such as Defence Social Infrastructure Transport Energy and Water making a meaningful impact on the outcomes we achieve.

As Associate Director - Project Management you will:

• Serve as a trusted client partner build relationships understand challenges and translate needs into actionable delivery plans across Defense Social Infrastructure Transport Energy and Water.
• Deliver complex projects and programs to scope schedule and budget keeping a sharp focus on client expectations and stakeholder outcomes.
• Lead governance across change quality health safety and risk embedding robust controls and clear decision frameworks.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects endtoend design management procurement and tendering contract administration financial management scheduling and risk while coordinating multidisciplinary teams to achieve highimpact results.
• Mentor and develop teams; strengthen governance processes and assurance; support bids and proposals; and build longterm client relationships.
• Operate with commercial acumen prioritise effectively resolve issues proactively and drive successful outcomes across a diverse portfolio.

Qualifications :

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont 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:

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering with Chartered status or a pathway towards chartership highly regarded.
• Minimum 10 years industry experience with a strong technical foundation in civil infrastructure and a genuine interest in leading multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Proven experience delivering projects across sectors such as mining transport Defence energy transition utilities or major infrastructure.
• Demonstrated capability in project management including scope definition budget control program management risk management change control and client reporting.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering design delivery including coordination across disciplines technical review processes and interface management with clients authorities and contractors.
• Confident managing complex stakeholder environments competing priorities and project constraints while maintaining clear communication and commercial discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build trusted client relationships and represent the business professionally.
• Experience in consulting design management or client-side project delivery is highly regarded.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to support mentor and coordinate engineers designers and project teams to deliver quality outcomes. 

Additional Information :

Why youll 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 whats 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.

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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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 youre 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. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time