Associate Director, Architecture at AECOM

AECOM; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Additional annual leave

Public holidays flex

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Architect at Associate Director level to lead design, engage clients and deliver complex projects across Australia. The role blends design leadership with business development, mentoring the team, and guiding multidisciplinary delivery to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Flexible, hybrid work options support work-life balance. The successful candidate will bring 15+ years of professional registration in Western Australia, strong leadership, and a strategic mindset to

Qualifications

• Registered Architect (in Western Australia) with 15+ years’ experience and current professional registration.
• Strong architectural experience across complex projects, with a solid understanding of design, documentation and project delivery.
• Proven leadership skills, with a track record of motivating, developing and growing high-performing teams.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and deliver successful outcomes.
• Strong client and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and contribute to winning work.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to contribute to the growth and market position of AECOM’s architectural offering.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine interest in mentoring others and sharing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide project leadership and technical oversight across a range of architectural projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex commissions and setting clear design direction.
• Drive excellence in project delivery, ensuring design quality, innovation, technical outcomes and client expectations are achieved.
• Work closely with clients, sector leads and project teams to develop strong relationships, identify opportunities and contribute to major project pursuits.
• Champion design and technical standards, delivering thoughtful, sustainable and innovative architectural solutions while coordinating multidisciplinary inputs.
• Mentor and develop architects and designers, sharing your technical knowledge and helping build capability across the wider team.
• Support business performance through effective resource allocation, budget and risk management, while contributing to the growth and development of AECOM’s architectural offering.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client engagement

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Architect registration (WA)

Job description

Job Description Due to a number of project wins, we are seeking an experienced Architect, at an Associate Director level, to join our high-performing and diverse team at AECOM. This is an opportunity to combine design leadership, client engagement and project delivery, while contributing to a range of complex and impactful projects across Australia.

Company Description Come and grow with us. Our global portfolio of work comprises the design of iconic and award-winning buildings and landscapes. From strategic planning through to project realisation, the connections we make among people and place 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. Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including social infrastructure, transit, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, while focusing on solutions that promote long term health and wellbeing for all. Everyone belongs at AECOM We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives.

AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Provide project leadership and technical oversight across a range of architectural projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex commissions and setting clear design direction.
• Drive excellence in project delivery, ensuring design quality, innovation, technical outcomes and client expectations are achieved.
• Work closely with clients, sector leads and project teams to develop strong relationships, identify opportunities and contribute to major project pursuits.
• Champion design and technical standards, delivering thoughtful, sustainable and innovative architectural solutions while coordinating multidisciplinary inputs.
• Mentor and develop architects and designers, sharing your technical knowledge and helping build capability across the wider team.
• Support business performance through effective resource allocation, budget and risk management, while contributing to the growth and development of AECOM’s architectural offering.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

• Registered Architect (in Western Australia) with, ideally, 15+ years’ experience and current professional registration.
• Strong architectural experience across complex projects, with a solid understanding of design, documentation and project delivery.
• Proven leadership skills, with a track record of motivating, developing and growing high-performing teams.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and deliver successful outcomes.
• Strong client and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and contribute to winning work.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to contribute to the growth and market position of AECOM’s architectural offering.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine interest in mentoring others and sharing knowledge.

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, full-time, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Flex public holidays - swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

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.

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 wellbeing 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.

We also acknowledge 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/.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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