Technical Director (Transport) - Sunshine Coast

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Are you an experienced engineer and business leader ready to make an impact? Come join AECOM's Transport Group and bring your expertise to drive innovation and share experiences to enhance our collective capabilities across a range of impactful projects. Based in Maroochydore, this role provides opportunities in project delivery, business development, people management, and mentoring in collaboration with talented peers across Australia and the AECOM global network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work Winning and Delivery Leadership: Lead multi-disciplinary teams in securing and delivering high-value transport infrastructure projects, from initial planning through to detailed design.
• Client Relationship Management: Serve as our local lead for our work with TMR North Coast Region, building and nurturing relationships to deepen understanding of TMR’s needs and challenges.
• Account Coordination and Knowledge Sharing: Ensure effective communication and seamless collaboration across the TMR account team. Lead and support our positioning, bidding, and internal coordination efforts to ensure that we execute our account plans for TMR North Coast.
• Market Intelligence and Insight Sharing: Gather and efficiently share market intelligence, supporting internal stakeholders in aligning strategies with the latest industry knowledge and growth opportunities.

About You:

• Demonstrated success in work winning and project delivery for large-scale transport projects.
• Proven experience leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong client relationship skills, with a track record of building meaningful connections across all levels.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on business growth, account management, and team leadership.
• Passionate about mentorship, with a collaborative approach to helping team members excel.

At AECOM, you'll work on varied, high-impact projects with fees ranging from $100K to over $100M, contributing to the transformation of Australia’s transport infrastructure. We offer challenging career opportunities in a supportive environment where you can learn from industry experts and collaborate with leaders worldwide.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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 you’re 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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll 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 person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.