Total 11 job vacancies by AECOM

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Technical Officer to join our team in Brisbane, Australia. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the quality and compliance of our technical projects through meticulous supervision and coordination.

• Assist in the daily supervision and coordination of technical works across various projects
• Conduct thorough inspections of contractors' work to ensure adherence to approved drawings and specifications
• Maintain comprehensive quality records and monitor work progress, providing regular reports to management
• Implement and oversee quality assurance plans, ensuring consistency in inspections and testing procedures
• Coordinate with contractors, stakeholders, and relevant authorities to facilitate smooth execution of projects

What will a day in this role look like:

• Build an advanced ecological technical practice supporting diverse projects and our clients’ biggest challenges
• Manage technical teams to deliver field investigations, impact assessment and mitigation design
• Responsible for outstanding client service through risk-based strategic advice and high-quality technical reporting
• Implement efficiencies and digital solutions to collaborate and work smarter
• Drive strategic growth, technical excellence, and innovation in ecological assessments and management planning for projects in transport, water security, energy and future-fuels sectors.

AECOM have a goal to leave a positive, lasting impact on people and our planet. We do this by valuing biodiversity and ecological function as a fundamental component to delivering Sustainable Legacies, our ESG strategy and services offering.

AECOM is seeking a global digital leader to direct the digital evolution for our Buildings and Places (B+P) business line in 6 key areas:

• Developing, evolving, communicating, and driving the B+P digital strategy for the global business line
• Improving the digital delivery capabilities of B+P teams in partnership with EC, IT, Regional teams, other Global Business Line Digital Leaders, and Global Digital Leader-Strategy Execution.
• Teaming with Digital Consulting leadership to develop new growth strategies and consulting offerings for B+P
• Supporting business line growth through direct engagement in opportunities and premier customers which are representative of the digital future within B+P
• Collaborating with strategic technology partners to define market leading solutions and win “lighthouse” projects
• Provide internal and external thought leadership on the value of digital in B+P market sectors

The Vice President, Global Digital Leader for Buildings and Places will report to the Vice President and Corporate Digital Leader while directly supporting the Buildings and Places Business Line leadership team.

The Global Digital Leader will develop and lead the execution of a global digital strategy that both accelerates transformation and delivers growth, working backwards from both the needs of customers and the business line to form the appropriate strategy.  The global digital leader will be well versed in determining business value as well as digital technologies and architectures that deliver value for the global B+P business and its customers.  This role will be responsible for developing strategic plans for the business, driving alignment across teams, determining the proper technology directions, leveraging AECOM resources and partners to execute the strategies to scale solutions across business lines and geographies, while supporting bids for critical opportunities. 

This leader will also serve as a thought leader internally and externally, assisting our commercial teams in winning new business through differentiating AECOM’s position in the market.  Providing compelling business cases, the global digital leader will secure funding based on measurable business impact and will track progress through adoption.  In addition, this leader will leverage and evolve a digital partner network to accelerate innovation for the business line.

As a member of the global digital leadership team this role will work with professionals around the world to advance AECOM’s global digital strategies and priorities.  The global digital team includes global business line leaders, partner management, AI strategy, and digital consulting services.  The global digital leadership team works closely with our global digital capability center (EC) and IT groups for prototyping, development, scaling and delivery of our digital tools and supports the regional business line teams adopting digital solutions.

Global Buildings and Places line of business

At AECOM, we’re united by a common purpose of delivering a better world.  Our Global Buildings + Places Business brings together a versatile and collaborative team of planning, design, and engineering professionals working to create livable, sustainable and equitable cities to deliver on this vision.

Our global portfolio of work comprises the design of iconic and award-winning buildings and landscapes. From strategic planning through to project realization, the connections we make among people and places provide sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities we serve. We place a premium on investing in digital capabilities and innovations which bring a unique consistency and efficiency to our scalable work. Our extensive expertise covers urbanism and planning architecture and interiors, building and systems engineering, and cost and project management. Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including social infrastructure, transportation and civil infrastructure, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, while focusing on solutions that promote long-term health and wellbeing for all.

Key Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the B+P global business line leadership, define, communicate, and adjust the digital strategy for the GBL over a 1 to 5 year horizon.
• Work closely with EC, IT, Global Technical Practices, and regional resources to define, prioritize and deliver the right digital tools for project teams to deliver projects
• Collaborate with EC, Global Technical Practices, Regional digital leads, local technical groups, and Global Digital Leader–Strategy Execution to develop the adoption strategies for digital tools
• Collaborate with BL Digital leaders (GBL leaders, technical discipline leaders, market segment leader) to define and optimize strategies, while helping to grow and mentor.
• Work closely with the Global Digital Consulting Leader, defining the digital consulting strategy for the B+P business while working directly with clients who are representative of the digital future of B+P
• Develop business cases to justify investment in new digital capabilities.  Conduct Build/Buy/Partner analysis.
• Provide support to business pursuits and CAM teams as required, focused on representative projects that support the realization of the digital strategies, including presentations to key clients and prospects.
• Provide effective and clear presentations of strategy and status to business executives.
• Identify and collaborate with key technology partners and Global Digital Partner leader to define new tools/solutions/offerings while assisting in early customer wins. Collaborating with the regional digital teams and the Strategy Execution Leader, develop and maintain the digital maturity strategy for the business line.
• Convey thought leadership and industry expertise to teams, clients, and external audiences.

Important attributes and personal skills:

• Self-starter with the ability to work as a positive, energized, and adaptable global team member.
• Flexible with work times to align with colleagues in different time zones.
• Not afraid, or able, to dive deep into areas of importance and to ensure initiatives are successful.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and influence senior leaders.
• Extremely strong relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to champion and drive ideas and solutions.
• Ability to work in periods of ambiguity and create clarity for stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, able to work under pressure and prioritize effectively.
• Able to demonstrate passion, energy, and drive, especially in the face of resistance.

In this position you will join our Infrastructure Advisory business, where you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that helps clients ‘bring ideas to life’ across the built environment, infrastructure, energy and resources, and government.

We aspire to be a trusted partner to our preferred clients to deliver infrastructure of the future; working across the whole infrastructure asset lifecycle, advising on investments and decisions that drive value and proactively respond to disruptive change.

Through a deep understanding of their challenges we work with our clients to develop and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most complex challenges. It’s the technical expertise, the depth of knowledge and the passion for excellence of our people that really sets us apart.

Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.

• Providing Infrastructure Advisory and consulting services to public and private clients
• Leading the development of business cases, procurement processes, asset decision frameworks, strategic and tactical asset management and technical advisory services, collaboratively drawing in the other expertise of AECOM
• Maintaining and further developing relationships with a wide range of clients and critical internal and external stakeholders
• Help leading and to grow a team focused on delivering high standards of service

We know today’s complex challenges can only be solved through bringing together diverse teams of people from across our business, so there will be opportunities for you to apply your skills and creativity to projects in other geographies and markets.

Due to an internal movement, our national Defence Team is looking for a passionate and collaborative Pursuit and Proposal Lead. Provide highly valued support to the capture phase, and lead bid phase activities for environmental, engineering and project management pursuits within the Defence sector. You’ll be part of a well-respected team that encourages excellence and achievement, and is driven by the core values of quality, reliability, passion, and persistence.

This role will:

• Work alongside the technical bid leads to manage the bid process
• Coordinate and write compelling content for submissions and presentations
• Coordinate and lead bid strategy, review and risk workshops
• Keep the bid teams on schedule to produce high quality documents within tight timeframes
• Maintain and develop content for the library of Defence pursuit collateral.

Due to significant contract awards within our ANZ Water business, we are looking for an experienced Design Manager – Dams to join our team.

These awards bring a secure 10-year pipeline of work and with AECOM’s flexibility, you can base yourself in any of our offices in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast or Brisbane.

The AECOM Dams Group is one of the foremost dams consultancy businesses in Australia and often wins work purely on the strength of its people and its great reputation.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Utilise your dams expertise, leadership, coordination and communication skills to successfully engage and guide project delivery teams, whilst working with closely with end clients and contractors
• You will be responsible for overall design delivery including having the ultimate carriage on any design project decisions
• Ensure dams projects are delivered within the constraints of quality, time and budget
• Work collaboratively with leaders across our ANZ team for delivery of the projects, as well as assisting with project resourcing and business initiatives.

Due to significant contract awards within our ANZ Water business, we are expanding our Water business. We are currently searching for a proven Water Planner to join the team, and with AECOM’s flexibility you can base yourself in any of our offices in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Perth.

By joining our team, you will work on complex, large-scale projects that deliver great outcomes for our clients and will have the opportunity to work and collaborate with interstate and international offices.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Project delivery and contributing to growing, shaping and maintaining our Integrated Water Planning business.
• Business development including client engagement, proposal preparation and bid management for clients including major and regional urban utilities, developers, local and state government etc.
• Proactive delivery of high-quality and timely valued water network planning solutions that are focused on flexibility, sustainability, optimisation, integration, whole-of-lifecycle cost and acceptable risk
• Checking and review of project outputs, including project deliverables (calculations, specifications, reports) through to technical verification and peer review (as appropriate to level of experience.
• Providing technical guidance and support to junior engineers and maintaining a high performing, engaged and supportive team culture.

What Our Summer Program Offers:   

• 12-Week Full Time Paid Internship (Mid November to Mid February): Options for flexibility on time frames if needed.   
• Practical Application of Knowledge: Gain hands on experience and apply what you’ve learnt during university.  
• Iconic Project Exposure: Work on high-profile projects with a variety of clients. 
• Work alongside Technical Experts: Work alongside graduates, technical experts, and industry leaders.  
• Career Connections: Build meaningful long-term connections.  
• Support Network: Benefit from guidance and support from your Manager, team, AECOM University and our Talent Management team to achieve your goals.  
• Pathway to Graduate Employment: Explore opportunities to transition to an AECOM Graduate position following a successful placement. 

Intern Opportunities:  

The career opportunities at AECOM are endless! As you progress through our recruitment process, you will be prompted to choose your preferred role and location, along with a second and third choice.  

To ensure you select the roles that best suit your background, interests, and discipline it is important you click on our job opportunities document to help you select the right role: opportunities here. You may want to save this document for future reference.  

The roles we are recruiting for in Brisbane include: 

• Civil Engineering Intern (Highways) 
• Civil Engineering Intern (Rail) 
• Civil Engineering Intern (Water)  
• Structural Engineering Intern (Resources and Industrial) 
• Geotechnical Engineering Intern 
• Water Resources Engineering Intern  
• Electrical Engineering Intern (Building Services) 
• Electrical Engineering Intern (Resources and Industrial) 
• Project Management Intern 

Following significant contract awards in our Australia/New Zealand Water business line, AECOM’s Water Infrastructure team is searching for a proven Process Engineer to join our global team of water process engineering specialists.

We’re seeking someone with a passion for technical excellence and who is looking to further develop their experience in delivering multi-disciplinary projects in a global organisation. The Water Infrastructure group provides services to a range of internal and external clients with a key focus on supporting sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.

With AECOM’s flexibility you can base yourself in any of our offices in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane or Sydney.

What will a day in this role look like:

• As an experienced engineer, you will play a key role delivering process engineering services as part of our integrated water infrastructure team across Australia and New Zealand.
• As a key member of our team, you will support the growth of our water and wastewater treatment business through delivering great work.
• You will work with the team to deliver a range of significant national and international projects, covering the full project lifecycle from planning and investigations, concept design, detailed design and post-project completion support.
• You will have opportunities to be mentored by leaders and industry experts in our business and will in turn mentor and develop emerging engineers to shape our future professionals.

Due to an internal promotion, AECOM’s Water Resources Team in South East Queensland is looking for an engaging and collaborative Team Lead to provide leadership, market engagement and to assist in growing our team. With AECOM’s flexibility, you can base yourself in any of our offices in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast or Brisbane.

Our Water Resources team provides multi-disciplinary, integrated delivery of water resources services across all industry sectors, particularly in the areas of flood impact assessment, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, drainage design, mine water management and coastal engineering.

As a contemporary leader, you will promote a culture of teamwork and technical excellence.  This role will give you the opportunity to network across all areas of the business and with our leading specialists in ANZ and globally, building your professional profile and carving a career pathway that will make a difference.

What will a day in this role look like:

• You will be an integral member of the business line Leadership, you will have accountability for AECOM’s strategic, financial and client outcomes for the water resources business in the South-East Queensland region.
• Provide technical direction, mentor and train our junior members within the team.
• Business development including client engagement, proposal preparation and bid management.
• Proactive delivery of high-quality and timely valued water resources solutions that are focused on flexibility, sustainability, optimisation, integration, whole-of-lifecycle cost and acceptable risk.
• Creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual project delivery, technical and client challenges, determining technical objectives and requirements, and developing standards and guides for technical activities and applications.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and global AECOM colleagues as part of project delivery.

We are excited to be seeking applicants from a wide range of disciplines for our 2025 Graduate Program.  

The career opportunities at AECOM are endless! As you progress through our recruitment process, you will be prompted to choose your preferred role and location, along with a second and third choice.

To ensure you select the roles that best suit your background, interests, and discipline it is important you click on our job opportunities document to help you select the right role: opportunities here. You may want to save this document for future reference.

The disciplines we are recruiting for in Brisbane include;

• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management / Project Management
• Commerce / Finance / Economics
• Digital Engineering / ICT
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental
• Mechanical Engineering (Including: Acoustics / Fire / Hydraulics)
• Transport Planning

Our Graduate Program

Our Growing Professional Skills (GPS) graduate program is designed to help you bridge the gap between formal education and the workplace. The program is spread across two years, drawing on a range of personal development activities, exposure to other graduates and business leaders, and a range of topics designed to grow your business and professional skills.

Along with local site visits, technical seminars, mentoring, and internal and external training, AECOM connects you with leading local and global networks that help you learn, grow, and develop.

As an added incentive, your involvement in the GPS program is fully endorsed for those seeking Professional accreditation. If you decide to do additional studies, we will help you examine your options and identify areas of specialisation to support you in your career.