Sector Manager - South Australia

AECOM Corporation; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Sector Manager to join our Adelaide team. You will drive local growth, engage with clients, and deliver projects with excellence, while fostering team development and implementing digital initiatives.

You will ensure strong governance and cross-functional collaboration across the region. Based in Adelaide with hybrid work options, the role will lead sector strategy execution, identify recruitment needs with Team Managers and Sector Director, and uphold high standards of

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering or related fields.
• Experience leading teams within a consulting services context.
• Strong client relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated P&L and project delivery acumen.

Responsibilities

• Drive local growth, client engagement, and delivery excellence across the region.
• Foster team development and implement digital initiatives.
• Ensure governance and collaboration across the Adelaide sector.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationships

P&L management

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented and motivated Sector Manager to join our dynamic team based in Adelaide.

The position will support the execution of sector strategy by driving local growth, client engagement, and delivery excellence, while fostering team development, implementing digital initiatives, and ensuring strong governance and collaboration across the region.

How you'll make a difference

• Deliver sustainable growth through all pursuits, client engagement, and market differentiation in theregion
• RepresentAECOM in the local market by developing strong relationships with clients and industry partners
• Identify recruitment needs in consultation with Team Managers and Sector Director
• Ensure delivery excellence across all regional projects, maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and client satisfaction
• Deliver on the implementation of digital initiatives within the sector
• Ensure project governance and approval requirements are implemented and met across the team
• Actively support projects in a governance capacity and across local portfolios.
• Lead/participate in bid decisions, project risk reviews, project setup reviews, periodic governance reviews.

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.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Engineering Science or related qualifications
• Experience in team leadership and growth within a consulting services context, within the mining and/or industrial sectors
• Strong client relationship management skills and experience
• Demonstrated P&L and project delivery / project commercial acumen.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.

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.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land 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 $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.