Technical Director, Mechanical

Aurecon Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Group is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to provide technical leadership within our Singapore buildings business. This role involves overseeing mechanical engineering delivery on high-profile projects and mentoring future technical leaders.

With a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 15 years of experience, you will champion innovative, energy-efficient solutions. Join a team focused on shaping sustainable infrastructure with a commitment to inclusiveness and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered / Professional Engineer status (PE, CPEng, or equivalent).
• 15+ years of experience in mechanical building services within a consulting environment.
• Proven delivery of complex, multidisciplinary building projects.
• Strong interest in working on innovative, energy-efficient and sustainable projects.
• Pro-active with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Good communication skills and excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven business development and account management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative technical leadership and governance for mechanical building services design across major projects.
• Act as technical reviewer and approver, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices.
• Lead resolution of complex technical, design, and risk-related challenges.
• Oversee mechanical engineering delivery on high-profile projects, ensuring quality, safety, cost, and programme outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and key stakeholders.
• Support bids, tenders, and proposals through technical input, value engineering, and risk assessments.
• Set and maintain technical standards, design guides, and best-practice frameworks.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders; support succession planning and capability uplift.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated building solutions.
• Promote innovation, digital engineering, sustainability, and safety-in-design across all projects.

Job description

Just imagine your future with us… At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future? Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are. Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity. In this position you will join our Singapore buildings business, where you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients across all types of infrastructure projects. We know the work we do is vital in assisting our world’s economic development and it’s the technical expertise and the depth of knowledge of our people that really sets us apart.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative technical leadership and governance for mechanical building services design across major projects.
• Act as technical reviewer and approver, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices.
• Lead resolution of complex technical, design, and risk-related challenges.
• Oversee mechanical engineering delivery on high-profile projects, ensuring quality, safety, cost, and programme outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and key stakeholders.
• Support bids, tenders, and proposals through technical input, value engineering, and risk assessments.
• Set and maintain technical standards, design guides, and best-practice frameworks.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders; support succession planning and capability uplift.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated building solutions.
• Promote innovation, digital engineering, sustainability, and safety-in-design across all projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered / Professional Engineer status (PE, CPEng, or equivalent).
• 15+ years of experience in mechanical building services within a consulting environment.
• Proven delivery of complex, multidisciplinary building projects.
• Strong interest in working on innovative, energy‑efficient and sustainable projects.
• Pro‑active with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Good communication skills and excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven business development and account management skills.

We also value the Aurecon Attributes that describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight, but one that is unique to you.

About Aurecon

Headquartered in Australia, Aurecon is one of the leading international engineering, design and advisory companies that brings vital engineering experience, technical capabilities, and design expertise to an extensive range of markets. Over the last 85 years, our team of more than 7,800 experts located in 11 locations across the globe has collaborated with our clients and partners to reimagine, shape, and engineer clever, innovative, and sustainable solutions to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.

In Asia, where the region is undergoing rapid transformation in areas of sustainability, digital, and infrastructure, we lead by being innovative, flexible and nimble. We embrace design‑led thinking – an approach that is guided by digital engineering, the user experience and sustainability – ensuring that the work we do is future‑ready and leaves a legacy for the next generation.