AECOM is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (West) to lead our growing multi-disciplinary teams across Perth and Adelaide. This Senior Leadership role will support the continued growth of our Resources & Industrial (R&I) business, delivering projects across the full lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of clients and commodities.
Working closely with Regional & ANZ leadership, the EM will champion delivery excellence, provide senior technical governance and develop/grow local capability in alignment with the ANZ and Regional R&I Strategy. This is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of growth within AECOM’s Resources Group, supported by a multi-year project pipeline and a globally recognised team of Technical & Project Delivery Professionals.
How you'll make a difference
Lead and inspire multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across WA and SA, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and technical excellence
Build and strengthen team capability through strategic workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, coaching and professional development
Provide senior technical leadership, setting engineering standards, ensuring technical governance and maintaining compliance with regulatory, AECOM and client requirements
Oversee engineering assurance, technical risk management, quality, safety in design and sustainable engineering practices across all disciplines
Drive innovation and continuous improvement through digital technologies, knowledge sharing and enhanced engineering systems and processes
Lead engineering resource planning and performance, ensuring effective capacity management, resource allocation and delivery across projects, studies and bids
Support commercial performance through budget management, investment planning, engineering estimates and commercially sound bid and delivery strategies
Build strong client relationships and collaborate with regional leadership to identify business opportunities, strengthen technical capability and drive sustainable business growth.
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a fit for this role. Please apply, as all applications will be considered.
The qualities that help you thrive
- A degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical advantageous), Chartered Professional Engineer status with Engineers Australia and professional registration appropriate to the work undertaken
- 15+ years’ experience in Consulting Engineering – primarily within Mining
- Proven experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team across multiple projects, including responsibility for recruitment, development, resource planning and team performance
- Strong understanding of delivery requirements across studies, detailed design and execution support – including project delivery frameworks for major miners
- Sound technical judgement and experience in engineering assurance, design review and safety in design across process plant and non-process infrastructure
- Strong commercial and financial management skills, including experience managing engineering budgets, reviewing estimates and balancing technical requirements with delivery and business objectives
- An approachable leadership style and a track record of developing engineers and designers, supporting collaboration and addressing performance constructively
- Clear communication and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, influence decisions and work effectively with technical and business leaders.
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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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.