Technical Director - Highways

About the role

AECOM is recruiting a Technical Director for its Highways practice in Brisbane and South East Queensland. The role leads design packages from concept through detailed design, coordinates multidisciplinary teams across offices and acts as a key interface with clients and project stakeholders. It strengthens the firm's design leadership capability in the region and supports complex transport projects.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across major highways and transport infrastructure programs in South East Queensland.
• Lead design management and technical delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects from planning and concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients including state government agencies, local government authorities and major infrastructure delivery partners.
• Oversee project portfolios, ensuring technical excellence, commercial performance and successful client outcomes.
• Drive business development, client engagement and strategic pursuits in the Queensland highways market.
• Mentor Design Managers, Project Managers and technical specialists across the Highways team.
• Collaborate with transportation leaders across Australia and New Zealand on complex infrastructure programs.
• Champion innovation, digital delivery, quality and sustainability across project delivery.

Required profile

• Highly desired: 20+ years delivering major highways, roads or transport infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated success in senior leadership roles such as Technical Director, Design Director, Design Manager, Project Director or Discipline Leader.
• Strong relationships across the Queensland transport market, including experience with TMR, local government and major delivery partners.
• Proven ability to secure, lead and deliver major projects while balancing technical, commercial and client objectives.
• Chartered Engineer status and relevant professional memberships highly regarded.

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work.
• Up to 6 extra weeks of annual leave per year, volunteer and representation leave.
• Flexible public holidays.