Highways Design Manager

This opportunity are well suited to professionals who enjoy leading design packages from concept through to detailed design coordinating multidisciplinary teams across offices and acting as a key interface with clients and project stakeholders.

These roles will play an important part in strengthening our design leadership capability across the Brisbane region supporting the delivery of complex transport projects and helping shape the future of infrastructure across South East Queensland.

How youll make a difference

• Lead the delivery of complex transport and highways design projects ensuring high-quality outcomes through detailed design phases.
• Act as Design Manager across multiple projects or programmes owning design governance technical delivery programme and risk management.
• Manage packages of work end-to-end coordinating multidisciplinary teams across ANZ to deliver complex infrastructure projects.
• Serve as a trusted client advisor building strong relationships with key stakeholders including TMR local councils utilities and developers.
• Provide technical leadership and design assurance setting standards leading gate reviews and acting as verifier on major projects.
• Support project recovery independent technical reviews and complex problem solving where required.
• Contribute to mentoring senior and principal engineers strengthening AECOMs transport design capability and supporting strategic bids and project pursuits.

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.

• Extensive experience as a Design Manager or senior design lead within transport and infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in highways and road detailed design with a deep understanding of relevant standards and delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing design packages or programmes of work across major infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across multiple offices and disciplines.
• Strong client and stakeholder management capability particularly with transport authorities such as TMR local councils or similar agencies.
• Experience providing design governance technical oversight and assurance across complex transport projects.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for delivering high-quality infrastructure that supports sustainable growth and connected communities.

Additional Information :

Why join AECOM

AECOM delivers some of the most significant transport infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. As a Design Manager youll play a key role in leading the design and delivery of major transport projects across Brisbane and South East Queensland helping shape the regions future infrastructure.

Youll be part of AECOMs national design network collaborating with leading specialists across ANZ while leading multidisciplinary teams locally. This provides the opportunity to work on complex projects while influencing design quality governance and technical outcomes.

These roles offer the chance for experienced Design Managers to make a real impact in Brisbane and surrounding areas combining major project delivery with the lifestyle benefits South East Queensland is known for.

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