Roads and Highways Team Manager

AECOM; Sydney; In loco; AUD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid work options

Extra annual leave

Descrizione del lavoro

AECOM is seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead its Highways team in Sydney, driving growth and developer relationships with NSW clients while delivering major road and transport projects. You will oversee planning, design and delivery, manage budgets, and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture across the team.

Responsibilities include strategic pursuits, client engagement and cross-functional collaboration with Transport teams across Australia and New Zealand, with a strong focus on

Competenze

• Significant experience in the roads and highways sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams within an engineering consultancy or similar environment.
• Strong relationships across the transport market, with credibility with clients and industry partners.
• Experience identifying opportunities, contributing to successful pursuits and supporting business growth.
• Collaborative leadership style, across teams, disciplines and locations.

Mansioni

• Lead, manage and develop a high-performing team of highways professionals across NSW.
• Build a positive and inclusive team culture focused on collaboration, development and technical excellence.
• Strengthen AECOM’s relationship with key transport clients across NSW.
• Work closely with clients to understand their priorities, identify opportunities and position AECOM for future work.
• Support business development activities, including strategic pursuits, bids, proposals and client engagement.
• Oversee the team’s project portfolio, resources, workload, budgets and financial performance.
• Provide leadership and guidance across the planning, design and delivery of highways projects.
• Work collaboratively with other Transport teams and disciplines across Australia and New Zealand.
• Champion safety, quality and sustainable outcomes across the team’s projects and day-to-day operations.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Client relationship

Commercial awareness

Cross-team collaboration

Formazione

Civil engineering degree

Chartered engineer status

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

Come grow with us.

AECOM is involved in the most interesting and challenging transport infrastructure projects that are shaping the landscape around us and defining the future of Australia and NZ. We live and breathe culture, making sure our lives are integrated with our professional development and we actively enjoy the journey.

Our teams work collaboratively across the world and our transportation experts leverage local knowledge and global capability to help clients navigate challenges and build a better world. Our expertise in planning, designing, and managing transportation systems allows us to help public and private clients move people and goods in smarter, more advanced, and sustainable ways.

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.

Job Description

As infrastructure investment continues across NSW, we are looking for an experienced Team Manager to lead our Highways team in Sydney . This is a key leadership role responsible for growing and developing the team, strengthening our relationships with NSW client and supporting the successful delivery of major road and transport infrastructure projects across the state.

You will combine people leadership with strong client relationships, commercial oversight and project delivery. Working closely with leaders across our Transport business, you will help shape the team’s direction and create an environment where our people and projects can succeed.

How you’ll make a difference

• Lead, manage and develop a high-performing team of highways professionals across NSW.
• Build a positive and inclusive team culture focused on collaboration, development and technical excellence.
• Strengthen AECOM’s relationship with key transport clients across NSW.
• Work closely with clients to understand their priorities, identify opportunities and position AECOM for future work.
• Support business development activities, including strategic pursuits, bids, proposals and client engagement.
• Oversee the team’s project portfolio, resources, workload, budgets and financial performance.
• Provide leadership and guidance across the planning, design and delivery of highways projects.
• Work collaboratively with other Transport teams and technical disciplines across Australia and New Zealand to bring the best of AECOM to our clients.
• Champion safety, quality and sustainable outcomes across the team’s projects and day-to-day operations.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

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.

• Significant experience in the roads and highways sector.
• Demonstrated experience working with road authorities, with a strong understanding of their requirements, standards, procurement processes and project delivery environments.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and support technical teams within an engineering consultancy or similar environment.
• Strong relationships across the transport market, with the ability to build credibility with clients and industry partners.
• Experience identifying opportunities, contributing to successful pursuits and supporting business growth.
• Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing project performance, resources, budgets and competing priorities.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to work across teams, disciplines and locations.
• A tertiary qualification in civil engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered status or relevant professional accreditation would be highly regarded.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, 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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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.