Technical Director - Major Projects, Building Structures

AECOM
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Client engagement","Stakeholder management","Negotiation","Technical leadership","Team leadership"]

Lead senior technical and design delivery for major Building Engineering projects, ensuring quality, programme, budget, and client outcomes. Drive portfolio project execution by managing project teams and performing technical reviews across multidisciplinary stakeholders. Partner directly with clients on complex needs, manage commercial oversight (budgets, contracts, financial performance), and support business development through proposals, tenders, and client negotiations—while building and developing high-performing teams.

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Technical Director - Major Projects, Building Structures

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Job Summary

Lead senior technical and design delivery for major Building Engineering projects, ensuring quality, programme, budget, and client outcomes. Drive portfolio project execution by managing project teams and performing technical reviews across multidisciplinary stakeholders. Partner directly with clients on complex needs, manage commercial oversight (budgets, contracts, financial performance), and support business development through proposals, tenders, and client negotiations—while building and developing high-performing teams.
Location: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide senior technical and design leadership for major Building Engineering projects focused on quality, programme, budget, and client outcomes.
  • •Lead project teams and ensure successful delivery of a portfolio of projects.
  • •Engage directly with clients to understand needs and deliver practical engineering and design solutions.
  • •Lead design management, technical reviews, and project delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
  • •Oversee commercial performance across projects, including budgets, pricing, contracts, project reviews, and financial outcomes; support business development to win new work.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Additional AnnualPaid StudyFlex HolidaysAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •A relevant tertiary qualification in Civil/Structural Engineering, ideally with 20+ years in the building services industry in Australia.
  • •Chartered Engineer and relevant registrations.
  • •Extensive experience in building engineering, including the design and delivery of complex multidisciplinary building services projects.
  • •Proven senior technical, project, or business leadership experience, including responsibility for project budgets, programmes, contracts, and financial performance.
  • •Track record leading/developing high-performing project teams, with strong client engagement, commercial management, negotiations, and stakeholder communication.
Experience:Building servicesAustraliaInfrastructure consultingMultidisciplinary projects
Education:
Skills:Client engagementStakeholder managementNegotiationTechnical leadershipTeam leadership
Certifications:Chartered Engineer
Languages:English

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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