SEQ Highways Team Lead in Fortitude Valley, Australia

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Join AECOM’s Highways Team in South-East Queensland as a Team Lead, where you will step into a dynamic role that blends leadership, innovation and delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to guide a talented group of professionals on complex, region-shaping projects.

In this position, you’ll not only manage project execution but also cultivate a culture of excellence, inspiring your team to deliver high-quality results that exceed client expectations. Your role will involve regular client engagement, allowing you to forge strong relationships and truly understand their needs, which is essential for driving satisfaction and securing repeat business. As a key player in business development, you will identify opportunities to expand our portfolio, lead proposal efforts, and enhance AECOM’s presence in the market. Your expertise and vision will be instrumental in winning new projects and shaping the future of our highway’s initiatives.

If you’re a motivated leader with a passion for delivering impactful solutions, this position offers you the chance to make a significant difference while advancing your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. Join us, and let’s create a legacy of excellence together.

Job Description

What will a day in this role look like:

• Lead our Highways Team culture, performance, client relationships, contractor relationships and project delivery across our South-East Queensland offices.

• Work with an industry leading team on a broad range of city-shaping transport infrastructure projects, including some of Queensland’s largest road and public transport projects.

• Influence and lead strategy development and execution to achieve business success.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration with our multidisciplinary teams.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, customers and partners.

• Lead change and productivity as we continue our digital delivery journey.

Qualifications

*What are we looking for from you? *

• Tertiary qualification in engineering suitable to hold (or obtain) RPEQ status in Queensland, ideally with 15 years + relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience in managing major transport infrastructure projects in a highways design capacity and meeting delivery requirements.

• Knowledge of the market for consulting services in Queensland to support the positioning and winning of projects, including Business Cases, design only contract development, D&C and ETI delivery.

• An effective leader with tenacity and drive to achieve outstanding results, grow the team and balance priorities.

• Strong client focus and relationships, with business development experience and demonstrated commercial acumen.

• Understanding of consulting resourcing planning and forecasting.

• Flexibility to be present across our Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast offices to develop client relationships, mentor staff and build team rapport.

The Team Lead may not be the most senior member of the team and must actively engage and empower all members of their team regardless of seniority.

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Additional Information

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

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.

ReqID: J10117096

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ANZ

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd