Director Level Project Manager - Water Infrastructure

Aecom2; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements (hybrid)

Additional annual leave up to 6 weeks

Volunteer leave

Flexible public holidays

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Project Manager to step into a director-level role within the NSW Water Infrastructure team, based in Sydney or Newcastle. You will partner with clients and lead complex water projects across the full life cycle.

You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate design, tendering, contracts, and risk, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across diverse sectors. Hybrid work options apply, and you will contribute to shaping sustainable water solutions for

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in project management with real-world impact.
• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Water & wastewater industry experience preferred.
• Client-side experience across sectors; stakeholder & priority management.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship skills; consulting/construction exposure valued.

Responsibilities

• Support our clients and manage relationships with consultants, contractors and subcontractors.
• Deliver complex projects and programs ensuring they meet client expectations, timelines, and specifications.
• Manage change, quality, health, safety and risk elements.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects across the entire life cycle, including design management, tendering, contract administration, financial management, project scheduling and risk management.
• Coordination of multidisciplinary teams - coordinating specialists to deliver high-impact results.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Risk management

Contract administration

Education

Related tertiary qualification

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager ready to step into a director level role within our NSW Water Infrastructure team, based in either our Sydney or Newcastle office.

In this key role, you will work alongside a group of highly skilled specialists, will be a trusted partner to a diverse range of clients across the water sector in Australia and will develop a deep understanding of their challenges to co-create innovative solutions that help shape the future.

How you'll make a difference:

• Support our clients and manage relationships with consultants, contractors and subcontractors.
• Deliver complex projects and programs ensuring they meet client expectations, timelines, and specifications.
• Manage change, quality, health, safety and risk elements.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects across the entire life cycle, including design management, tendering, contract administration, financial management, project scheduling and risk management.
• Coordination of multidisciplinary teams - coordinating specialists to deliver high-impact results.

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.

The qualities that help you thrive:

• A strong foundation in project management, with a genuine interest in projects that create real-world impact.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related discipline.
• Ideally, experience within the water & wastewater industry.
• Proven client-side experience across multiple sectors, with the ability to manage stakeholders, priorities and deliver outcomes in complex environments.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship skills, with experience in consulting, construction, or professional services highly regarded.

Why you'll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays - swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

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.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected,

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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 transfor