Major Projects Director - Transportation

About the role

AECOM is hiring a Major Projects Director to lead and deliver complex, high-value, high-profile transport programs across Australia and globally. The role leads multidisciplinary design teams, manages stakeholder relationships and oversees major delivery packages, and suits someone who thrives in major project environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-billion-dollar transport programs (including high-speed rail), accountable for scope, schedule, cost, risk, safety and quality.
• Direct and integrate multidisciplinary design teams (rail, civil, tunnels, stations/structures, systems, approvals) and manage technical interfaces and dependencies.
• Provide governance and design assurance, with program controls, change management, reporting and decision frameworks.
• Build trusted client relationships and represent AECOM at executive level with government, delivery partners, JVs/alliances and regulators.
• Lead commercial strategy across contracts and procurement (alliances, D&C, ECI, PPP and other collaborative models).
• Champion digital delivery (BIM, digital engineering, model-based design) and embed sustainability, resilience and social outcomes.
• Shape the major projects pipeline and mentor, grow and energise teams.
• Oversee readiness, commissioning and handover planning.

Required profile

• Proven leadership of major infrastructure programs in transport (rail/metro highly regarded); adjacent experience in tunnels, highways, aviation, water or energy welcomed.
• Strong design leadership and design management across complex, multidisciplinary environments.
• Demonstrated success in collaborative delivery environments (alliances, D&C, ECI, PPP) with commercial stewardship, risk management and performance governance.
• Stakeholder engagement skills with credibility at senior client, partner and board/steering committee levels.
• Tertiary qualification in engineering, project management or a related discipline; chartered status (e.g. CPEng/RPEQ) or postgraduate qualifications advantageous.
• Ability to travel as required and lead geographically dispersed teams.

Required skills

• Program controls (planning, cost/EV, risk, change)
• Reporting and assurance
• BIM and digital engineering

What we offer

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