Design Lead

Drive technical delivery and project excellence by leading design team development and governance while fostering a culture of quality innovation and collaboration across their portfolio.

How youll make a difference

• Manage the design execution functions within the Western Australian and South Australian regional businesses. 
• Identify techniques to improve quality and enhance operational excellence.
• Implement continuous improvement and manage revision control life-cycle replacement and assessment/management of changes to design software platforms.
• Undertake recruitment development and succession planning for team.
• Foster a supportive and inclusive work environment empowering team members to take ownership of their responsibilities and encouraging their professional development.
• Ensure delivery excellence across all projects maintaining high standards of quality safety and client satisfaction.

Qualifications :

The qualifies that help you thrive

• Relevant tertiary or vocational training in engineering design and drafting or engineering technology
• Experience and certification in the use and administration of a range of design/drafting platforms including;
  • Autodesk suite (Advance Steel Plant 3D Civil 3D Revit)
  • Bentley suite (Microstation)
  • Design Data Management platforms (Autodesk Vault ProjectWise)
• Relevant team leadership and business leadership experience in consulting engineering within the mining and/or industrial sectors

Additional Information :

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AECOM is the worlds 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 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 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