National Coastal & Maritime Lead

AECOM
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Newcastle
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Client relationship management","Strategic oversight","Collaboration"]

Lead AECOM’s Coastal & Maritime capability across Australia from a Water Resources foundation in partnership with Ports & Marine. Build and execute the national strategy, recruit and mentor specialists, and partner with major private clients and government stakeholders to address coastal, maritime, shoreline, dredging, and resilience challenges. Provide strategic oversight of technical advisory and modelling teams, drive project performance and commercial outcomes, and influence long-term client partnerships.

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National Coastal & Maritime Lead

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Job Summary

Lead AECOM’s Coastal & Maritime capability across Australia from a Water Resources foundation in partnership with Ports & Marine. Build and execute the national strategy, recruit and mentor specialists, and partner with major private clients and government stakeholders to address coastal, maritime, shoreline, dredging, and resilience challenges. Provide strategic oversight of technical advisory and modelling teams, drive project performance and commercial outcomes, and influence long-term client partnerships.
Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Newcastle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and execute the national Coastal & Maritime capability.
  • •Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of coastal and maritime specialists across Australia.
  • •Partner with clients to solve complex coastal and maritime challenges, including shoreline management.
  • •Provide strategic oversight of technical modelling and advisory teams and projects.
  • •Drive project performance, commercial outcomes, and long-term client partnerships, supporting new opportunities across ports and resilience programs.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkAdditional LeaveVolunteer LeaveFlex Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years’ experience in coastal and maritime engineering, coastal processes, or a related consulting environment.
  • •Proven ability to build client relationships nationally to enable and drive growth.
  • •Track record leading project delivery, commercial outcomes, and long-term partnerships.
  • •Experience mentoring and growing high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
  • •Background in coastal, wave, or hydrodynamic modelling to provide technical credibility and act as a strategic, client-facing lead.
Experience:15+ yearsCoastal engineeringMaritime infrastructureConsulting environmentPortsShoreline management
Skills:LeadershipMentoringClient relationship managementStrategic oversightCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MIKESpectral wave modellingSediment transport analysis

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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