Team Lead Aviation

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Aviation Team Lead to spearhead the growth and delivery of our Aviation services from our Brisbane office. This leadership role is pivotal in driving project execution securing new business and fostering strong client relationships with a primary focus on the Queensland market. The successful candidate will manage projects for a diverse client base including international and regional commercial airports and the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces (ADF/NZDF) portfolio of airfields. The role also involves key collaboration and support for our wider teams across Australia and New Zealand.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Market Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive business development strategy to target and secure new aviation work across Queensland.
• Client Portfolio Focus: Cultivate and maintain strong long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of clients including international and regional commercial airport operators and key stakeholders within the ADF/NZDF airfields portfolio.
• Winning Work: Lead the preparation of high-quality proposals tenders and expressions of interest for both commercial and defence aviation projects ensuring clear alignment with client needs.
• Project Leadership: Take overall responsibility for the successful and profitable delivery of complex aviation projects ensuring they are completed on time within budget and to the clients satisfaction.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other discipline leads (e.g. Civil Electrical Structural) to integrate multi-disciplinary inputs effectively into aviation-specific projects.
• Regional Support: Provide technical expertise and project management oversight to support key aviation projects being delivered by teams in other Australian and New Zealand offices as required.
• Excellence: Drive technical excellence across our ANZ Aviation portfolio.
• Peer collaboration: Participate in AECOMs Global Aviation Technical Academy and have active involvement in the Aviation Technical Practice Group comprised of a network of 850 peers around the globe.

Qualifications :

The qualities that help you thrive

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.

• Experience: Ideally 15 years experience in airside infrastructure engineering design aviation pavement design pavement condition assessment and evaluation.
• Client Knowledge: Demonstrated experience working with either commercial airport clients (international or regional) and/or the Defence sector (ADF/NZDF) understanding their distinct procurement security and technical requirements.
• Leadership: Proven track record of successfully leading mentoring and managing a technical project delivery team.
• Qualifications: A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering Aviation Management or a related field. Professional accreditation (e.g. Chartered Engineer / RPEQ) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of standards and guidelines from different organizations and authorities including CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) IATA (International Air Transport Association) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

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
• Reward and recognition programme and long service awards
• 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.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders past present and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.  Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here:  AECOM

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 2024. 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