Rockhampton, QLD, Australia Hybrid Employment

AECOM is hiring a Central & North QLD Design Manager & Project Manager Opportunities

Responsibilities

  • 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 AECOM’s regional transport capability, helping strengthen delivery teams and mentor developing engineers.

Requirements

  • Significant experience as a Senior Project Manager, Design Manager or Technical Project Leader within transport infrastructure.

Nice to Have

  • 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.

Benefits

  • 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.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Additional Information

  • 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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AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering solutions in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings. The company partners with public- and private-sector clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies through advisory, planning, design, engineering, and construction management. A Fortune 500 firm with $16.1 billion revenue in fiscal year 2025.
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Posted 2 months ago