Design Manager - Ports & Maritime

About the role

AECOM is seeking an experienced Ports & Maritime Design Manager to lead the technical delivery of major maritime infrastructure projects, from feasibility and concept development through detailed design and construction support. The role suits an experienced marine, structural, civil or coastal engineer with significant consulting experience.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design across port, marine and coastal developments, setting design programmes, schedules and resource requirements.
• Manage delivery through feasibility, concept design, FEED, preliminary and detailed design, and construction support.
• Coordinate interfaces across structural, coastal, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical and environmental disciplines.
• Provide technical oversight for wharves, jetties, container terminals, bulk export facilities, LNG and energy marine facilities, berthing and mooring structures, breakwaters, revetments and defence maritime infrastructure.
• Review and approve designs, calculations, reports and specifications within delegated authority, aligned with Australian and international standards.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, risks, quality and commercial performance.
• Lead design reviews, support HAZID workshops and independent verification.
• Build relationships with ports, government agencies, resource companies and private clients, and prepare proposals, fee estimates and project execution plans.
• Mentor engineers and project managers.

Required profile

• Degree in Civil, Structural, Coastal or Marine Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive consulting experience in ports and maritime infrastructure, with leadership of complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Proven ability to manage design interfaces, technical risk, quality assurance and review processes.
• Strong commercial judgement, including budget, fee estimate and proposal management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status highly regarded.

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work, alternative start/finish times and job sharing.
• Purchase of up to 6 extra weeks of annual leave per year.
• Volunteer and representation leave.
• Flex public holidays.