Manager, Energy Infrastructure (Design & Delivery) I QLD

Lead AECOMs approach across the Queensland Energy market including developing the local Brisbane team to bring the best of AECOM for the design and delivery of complex and critical energy infrastructure projects as part of the Queensland Energy transition. 

This Director level Manager role provides the autonomy and broad scope to work with Queensland Energy clients and lead the local team across all aspects of the energy supply chain from generation storage transmission distribution and substation related projects.  You will have the remit to grow the local Queensland client relationships as well as continue to build the local Brisbane team of consultants designers engineers and delivery specialists.  You will also be able to apply your technical verification design project delivery or client relationship management capabilities with scope to shape this role to align with your background and expertise.

Being the voice of local Queensland clients advocating for their specific technical project and delivery requirements and timeframes will be important in this role.  You will have the backing of AECOMs vast technical design engineering and deliver abilities enabling you to bring the best of AECOMs Energy engineering disciplines and subject matter knowledge to help solve local Energy clients complex project requirements.  Your ability to build relationships across geographies connecting and collaborating with AECOMs Energy leadership team throughout Australia and New Zealand will be important for success in the role. 

As Manager you will play a critical role in shaping and strengthening team culture across a tight knit local team of experienced specialists with a focus on purpose capability excellence collaboration diversity and teamwork to deliver innovative client-focused outcomes.  Developing and mentoring the current team as well as attracting great talent is a core focus alongside ensuring accountability and achieving strong commercial and financial performance.  You will also be collaborating with your peers across geographies enabling technical delivery for projects project resourcing on a discipline basis and team retention and recruitment processes.

This role has a broad Energy market focus so while reporting to Mark Lampard (Sector Director Transmission and Distribution) the role will also work extensively with Lotte Hoekstra (Sector Director Generation and Storage).  Ideally this role will be based in AECOMs Brisbane office.  Learn more about AECOMs global Energy business by clicking this link.

Qualifications :

To be successful in this Manager role you will have a broad skill set and career history to date across client technical delivery and people leadership.  You will be known for your abilities to connect with local Queensland clients as a trusted advisor and enjoy the autonomy and responsibility to deliver. 

You will be an advocate for the Queensland Energy market and team.  You will be an experienced people leader known for your ability to lead and develop an established team of engineering specialists. You will inspire a positive working environment and be known as a leader who sets the bar empowering a team to achieve client project and technical outcomes.  You will enjoy a challenge be action focussed display the ability to balance competing time commitments and be comfortable with making commercial judgments.  This role may suit delivery design management technical or client focused individuals who can demonstrate the people business and leadership skills needed for this role. 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired however if you dont tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role and we invite applications from a broad range of backgrounds. Please apply all applications will be considered.

• Experience building positive relationships with local Queensland and Brisbane Energy clients with a strong affiliation to the local market client and project requirements.
• Current local client relationships and networks across the Energy sector would be highly advantageous.
• Project delivery or design management abilities across Energy related projects advocating and ensuring that local project deliverables are met.
• Technical design and verification experience with scope for this to be in an Energy discipline from grid scale renewable generation to high voltage transmission primary secondary or related disciplines.
• Proven leadership abilities working with technical leaders creating the local working culture and approach that supports a high performing teams and with a passion for mentoring collaboration and developing people.
• Previous team leadership as a people leader or across project design or delivery roles with the ability to work with and develop capability within an established team.
• Able to build relationships across geographies and with teams based remotely across locations collaborating across internal technical project and resourcing discussions.
• Commercially minded client focused and highly organised with strong problem-solving skills sound judgement and attention to detail.
• Client relationship and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive client relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Excellent time management capabilities working across competing time frames ideally in a multi-discipline consulting environment or a combination of developer OEM integrator or the EPC industries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

Additional Information :

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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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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