Major Projects Director - Transport

AECOM
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Governance","Change management","Mentoring"]

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-billion-dollar transport programs, including projects such as high-speed rail, with accountability for scope, schedule, cost, risk, safety, and quality. Direct multidisciplinary rail/civil/tunnels/stations/systems teams, provide governance and design assurance, and embed program controls, reporting, and change management. Drive client and regulator relationships at executive level, oversee commercial strategy and digital delivery using BIM and digital engineering, and mentor high-performing teams.

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Major Projects Director - Transport

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-billion-dollar transport programs, including projects such as high-speed rail, with accountability for scope, schedule, cost, risk, safety, and quality. Direct multidisciplinary rail/civil/tunnels/stations/systems teams, provide governance and design assurance, and embed program controls, reporting, and change management. Drive client and regulator relationships at executive level, oversee commercial strategy and digital delivery using BIM and digital engineering, and mentor high-performing teams.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-billion-dollar transport programs, accountable for scope, schedule, cost, risk, safety, and quality.
  • •Direct and integrate multidisciplinary design teams, managing complex technical interfaces and dependencies.
  • •Provide governance and design assurance across packages by embedding program controls, change management, reporting, and decision frameworks.
  • •Build trusted client relationships and engage senior government, partner, JV/alliance, and regulator stakeholders at executive level.
  • •Champion digital delivery (BIM, digital engineering, model-based design), embed sustainability outcomes, and oversee readiness, commissioning, and handover planning.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Proven leadership of major infrastructure programs in transport (rail/metro strongly preferred).
  • •Strong design leadership and design management across complex, multidisciplinary environments and interfaces.
  • •Demonstrated success delivering in collaborative models (alliances, D&C, ECI, PPP) with commercial stewardship, risk management, and performance governance.
  • •Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills with credibility at senior client and partner levels.
  • •Proficiency in program controls (planning, cost/EV, risk, change), reporting, and design/program assurance.
Experience:InfrastructureTransportRailConstructionProgram delivery
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementGovernanceChange managementMentoring
Certifications:CPEngRPEQ
Languages:English
Tech Stack:BIMDigital engineeringModel-based design

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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