Principal Civil Engineer

AECOM is a company that values people: our people the clients that we work with and the people that benefit from our projects. Wesley Bailey Technical Director - Water Resources

Come grow with us.

Balancing the worlds need for safe reliable water with protecting this critical natural resource for the future requires a deep understanding of interconnected systems.

We work with clients across the entire project life cycle from initial planning studies through final construction and operations and maintenance services on both traditional and alternative project-delivery options (design-build public-private partnerships and financing).

With a robust design and construction division AECOM offers a unique perspective on designing projects that are fully constructible.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Lead and deliver civil engineering projects from planning through to detailed design and delivery.
• Manage client relationships and represent AECOM across local and national projects.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers designers and drafters.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality on-time on-budget outcomes.
• Contribute your technical expertise and project leadership skills to strengthen AECOMs capability and culture.

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. 

What are we looking for from you   

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering & CPEng (highly regarded)
• Working knowledge of transport infrastructure design principles and Australian standards (e.g. Austroads Guide to Road Design)
• Approx 12 years experience delivering multi-disciplinary projects for a variety of Clients including DIT and Defence
• Project management experience including client engagement proposals and design management.
• Strong engineering judgement with experience leading design and development.
• Due to the nature of this role you will be required to obtain a Defence Clearance. Therefore Australian Citizenship is required with prior or current Defence clearance preferred (or ability to obtain)

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