Adelaide, Australia Hybrid Employment

AECOM is hiring a Principal Mechanical Engineer (Defence)

About the Role

About the Role

Role details below.

Responsibilities

  • Utilise your extensive mechanical design experience to deliver high-quality, cost-effective outcomes across health, defence, transport, data centre, sports, and other major building projects across ANZ.
  • Lead mechanical design packages on key client projects, taking ownership of technical delivery and providing rigorous design review to ensure excellence and compliance.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive quality across calculations, specifications, and detailed design documentation.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, supporting their technical development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and clients, contributing to successful project outcomes and repeat business.

Requirements

  • Extensive mechanical design experience
  • Ability to lead mechanical design packages on key client projects
  • Ownership of technical delivery
  • Proven ability to provide rigorous design review to ensure excellence and compliance
  • Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience driving quality across calculations, specifications, and detailed design documentation
  • Experience providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
  • Strong relationship-building skills with internal teams and clients

Additional Information

  • This role is part of the Building Engineering team.
  • The position supports an expanding defence portfolio of work.
  • The preferred location is Adelaide, but the role can also be based in Brisbane or Melbourne.
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AECOM
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 a month ago