Central & North QLD Design Manager & Project Manager Opportunities

We currently have multiple opportunities across regional Queensland particularly in Rockhampton and Mackay with potential opportunities in Townsville and Cairns as our pipeline continues to grow.

These roles will play a key part in strengthening our leadership capability in the region particularly where we are continuing to build out our senior technical and project delivery presence.

How youll make a difference

• Lead and deliver transport infrastructure projects particularly across highways and road design ensuring high quality outcomes across detailed design phases.
• Own and manage packages of work taking accountability for scope programme technical delivery and client outcomes.
• Coordinate with AECOM teams across ANZ leveraging our national design capability to successfully deliver complex infrastructure projects.
• Act as the local client interface building trusted relationships with government and infrastructure clients.
• Manage project delivery end-to-end including design management resourcing programme management and technical coordination.
• Provide technical leadership in transport and highway design ensuring alignment with relevant standards and best practice.
• Support the growth of AECOMs regional transport capability helping strengthen delivery teams and mentor developing engineers.

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.

• Significant experience as a Senior Project Manager Design Manager or Technical Project Leader within transport infrastructure.
• Strong detailed design experience in highways and road infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to own and deliver projects or packages of work within large infrastructure programs.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams across multiple offices or regions.
• Strong client engagement and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with state government transport agencies or similar clients.
• A passion for delivering infrastructure that supports regional communities and long-term growth.

Additional Information :

Why join AECOM

AECOM delivers some of the most important transport infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. By joining our regional Queensland teams youll play a key role in delivering high-impact infrastructure projects while helping grow capability in emerging regional markets.

Youll also benefit from AECOMs national design network allowing you to collaborate with specialists across ANZ while still being based in a regional location.

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         
• 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