Project Manager (Technical Director) - Highways

AECOM
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Skills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Mentoring","Collaboration","Strategic thinking"]

Lead and manage major highways and transport infrastructure projects across planning, tender, delivery, and completion. Drive design management and delivery across complex road, motorway, and civil infrastructure work, providing strategic leadership over multidisciplinary teams. Oversee project performance for programme, commercial, risk, safety, and quality, act as a trusted client advisor, support work-winning growth, and mentor emerging leaders within the Sydney Highways team.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
AECOM
AECOM
2 days ago

Project Manager (Technical Director) - Highways

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live
Reposted: similar role first listed 3 months ago

Job Summary

Lead and manage major highways and transport infrastructure projects across planning, tender, delivery, and completion. Drive design management and delivery across complex road, motorway, and civil infrastructure work, providing strategic leadership over multidisciplinary teams. Oversee project performance for programme, commercial, risk, safety, and quality, act as a trusted client advisor, support work-winning growth, and mentor emerging leaders within the Sydney Highways team.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage major highways and transport infrastructure projects from planning and tender through delivery and completion.
  • •Drive design management and project delivery across complex road, motorway, and civil infrastructure projects.
  • •Provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary project teams to ensure technical excellence and delivery outcomes.
  • •Oversee project performance across programme, commercial, risk, safety, and quality outcomes.
  • •Lead project governance, delivery strategy, and coordination across internal and external teams, including mentoring emerging leaders.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual LeaveVolunteer LeavePublic Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Experience across highways, roads, or major transport infrastructure projects.
  • •Proven experience operating at Project Manager, Design Manager, or Technical Director level in complex infrastructure environments.
  • •Strong understanding of highways design and D&C delivery models with multidisciplinary coordination.
  • •Experience delivering projects for major transport authorities and infrastructure clients within Australia (bonus for NSW).
  • •Strong commercial acumen managing programme, financial, and delivery performance.
Experience:HighwaysRoadsTransport infrastructureInfrastructure projectsAustralia
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementMentoringCollaborationStrategic thinking
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
Glassdoor
Glassdoor: 3.6
WebsiteLinkedInGlassdoor