As Technical Director you will be responsible for leading the engineering design of complex maritime infrastructure and have experience across the Ports Defence Transport and Energy sectors. You will lead a growing team and provide technical direction design leadership and structural design oversight.
You will be responsible for ensuring engineering technical excellence and maintaining high standards of safety sustainability and constructability. You will be required to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team actively engaging with other disciplines collaborators stakeholders and clients and be able to confidently and comfortably communicate structural engineering concepts through all phases of design.
How youll make a difference:
- Oversee the design analysis and implementation of structural engineering projects within the maritime sector.
- Ensure compliance with national and international standards regulations and best practices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet client needs and project specifications.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
- Engage with stakeholders clients and regulatory bodies to advocate for sustainable practices and quality assurance.
Qualifications :
The qualities that help you thrive
You will have a demonstrated track record of education and practical experience and be suitably qualified and experienced in the design of maritime and port structures in a nuclear setting. More broadly you will have experience designing key building components and structural systems including concrete and steel structures stability design and be able to utilise and explore advanced digital workflows to achieve efficiencies and optimised design outcomes
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Civil Structural or Marine Engineering
- Minimum of 10 years in structural engineering with a focus on maritime projects and NSQEP standards.
- Chartered Engineer status or professional member of a relevant professional body.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning assessment analysis design and remediation of maritime structures.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and meeting delivery requirements.
- Proven experience in multi-disciplinary project environments with a focus on ports defence or safety-critical.
Due to the nature of the projects Australian Citizenship is required with prior (or current) defence clearance highly regarded.
Additional Information :
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 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
As Technical Director you will be responsible for leading the engineering design of complex maritime infrastructure and have experience across the Ports Defence Transport and Energy sectors. You will lead a growing team and provide technical direction design leadership and structural design oversigh...
As Technical Director you will be responsible for leading the engineering design of complex maritime infrastructure and have experience across the Ports Defence Transport and Energy sectors. You will lead a growing team and provide technical direction design leadership and structural design oversight.
You will be responsible for ensuring engineering technical excellence and maintaining high standards of safety sustainability and constructability. You will be required to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team actively engaging with other disciplines collaborators stakeholders and clients and be able to confidently and comfortably communicate structural engineering concepts through all phases of design.
How youll make a difference:
- Oversee the design analysis and implementation of structural engineering projects within the maritime sector.
- Ensure compliance with national and international standards regulations and best practices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet client needs and project specifications.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
- Engage with stakeholders clients and regulatory bodies to advocate for sustainable practices and quality assurance.
Qualifications :
The qualities that help you thrive
You will have a demonstrated track record of education and practical experience and be suitably qualified and experienced in the design of maritime and port structures in a nuclear setting. More broadly you will have experience designing key building components and structural systems including concrete and steel structures stability design and be able to utilise and explore advanced digital workflows to achieve efficiencies and optimised design outcomes
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Civil Structural or Marine Engineering
- Minimum of 10 years in structural engineering with a focus on maritime projects and NSQEP standards.
- Chartered Engineer status or professional member of a relevant professional body.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning assessment analysis design and remediation of maritime structures.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and meeting delivery requirements.
- Proven experience in multi-disciplinary project environments with a focus on ports defence or safety-critical.
Due to the nature of the projects Australian Citizenship is required with prior (or current) defence clearance highly regarded.
Additional Information :
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 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
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