Adelaide, Australia Remote (City) Employment

AECOM is hiring a Regional Water Leader – South Australia

About the Role

About the Role

Role details below.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with local leadership to shape strategy and culture, aligning with the broader Water Business Line to identify and seize emerging opportunities in defence, transport, and water infrastructure.
  • Maintain and develop collaborative relationships within the Adelaide market in key sectors, while representing the organisation at industry events to elevate visibility and influence.
  • Cultivate a supportive and inclusive culture while mentoring and uplifting junior professionals, enhancing recruitment efforts to build a resilient and diverse team in Adelaide.
  • Provide expertise across defence, transport, and water projects, applying your financial and project management skills to ensure effective planning, budgeting, and the integration of innovative delivery methods that enhance project outcomes.

Requirements

  • Proven leadership experience in the water, defence, or transport infrastructure sectors.
  • Strong project management and financial planning skills.
  • Experience building client relationships and representing organisations in industry forums.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior professionals.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working across geographically dispersed teams.

Nice to Have

  • Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering or consulting firms.
  • Track record of driving market growth and strategic planning in professional services.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to collaborate with specialists across Australia, New Zealand, and globally.
  • Career development opportunities to shape a rewarding career that makes a real difference.
  • Professional profile growth through representation at industry events and leadership roles.

Work Arrangement

Remote (City/Region)

Additional Information

  • Role is based in the Adelaide office.
  • Expected to represent the organisation at industry events.
  • Collaboration with global teams across multiple regions is part of the role.
Landing international contracts?

Invoice globally with an EU company

GloPay creates an Estonian partnership for you automatically. Your clients get proper invoices, you keep 95% of payments. Setup takes 5 minutes, works in 100+ currencies.

EU-registered company for compliance
Multi-currency invoicing & payments
Expense tracking & tax reports
Money in your bank in 1 business day
Start invoicing free
5% per invoice • No subscriptions
About company
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.
All jobs at AECOM Visit website
Job Details
Department Water
Category management
Posted a month ago