Technical Director – Major Projects, Building Services

As a result of strategic growth AECOM is looking for a Technical Director with a strong Building Services background to join our national Building Engineering team.

This is a senior leadership role with a mix of technical and design leadership project delivery commercial management client engagement and business development. Youll work closely with clients and project teams across major projects helping to deliver successful outcomes while identifying and winning new opportunities for the business.  You will report directly to the local Sector Manager and take direction from the ANZ Building Engineer Sector Director leading Building Engineerings response to landmark opportunities in the market.

Our Building Engineering team brings together Electrical Mechanical Structural Civil Fire Protection and Hydraulic engineers working across a range of large multidisciplinary projects.

This role can be based in Brisbane Sydney Perth Canberra or Adelaide. 

How youll make a difference:

• Provide senior technical and design leadership across major Building Engineering projects maintaining a strong focus on quality programme budget and client outcomes.
• Lead project teams and take responsibility for the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects.
• Work directly with clients to understand their needs build strong relationships and provide practical engineering and design solutions.
• Take a lead role in design management technical reviews and project delivery working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support business development and work winning through client engagement proposals tender interviews and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to grow AECOMs services across existing and new clients working with colleagues across different disciplines and locations.
• Provide commercial oversight across projects including budgets pricing contracts project reviews and financial performance.  Plan lead and own commercial conversations and outcomes with key clients.
• Build and develop high-performing teams supporting technical development collaboration and career progression.
• Work with senior leaders across AECOM to support business and resource planning and the continued growth of our Building Engineering capability.
• Represent AECOM with clients industry partners and the wider engineering community.

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:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Mechanical Electrical or Fire/Hydraulics Engineering with ideally more than 20 years of experience in the building services industry in Australia.
• Chartered Engineer and relevant registrations
• Extensive experience in building engineering with a strong background in the design and delivery of complex multidisciplinary building services projects.
• Proven experience in a senior technical project or business leadership role.
• Strong commercial understanding including project budgets programmes contracts and financial performance.
• A strong track record of client engagement commercial management and negotiations business development and winning work.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing project teams.
• Strong communication stakeholder management and negotiation skills with the ability to engage confidently with clients and senior project stakeholders.
• An established network within the Australian building engineering and property market will be highly regarded.

Additional Information :

Why youll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements including alternative start/finish times full-time part-time job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year         
• Flex public holidays swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns professional development courses financial study assistance 5 days paid study leave global career opportunities

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