Expression of Interest - Project Controls Discipline Lead Opportunities

- Full-time
- Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM
- Business Line: PgM & R+I
- Work Location Model: Hybrid
- Operating Group: Group Support
- Primary Location: AU - Brisbane, QLD

Grow with Us.

At AECOM, we're delivering some of the world's most complex and transformative infrastructure programs. Our global Program Management business brings together industry-leading expertise, cutting-edge delivery approaches, and deep local knowledge to help clients turn ambitious ideas into lasting outcomes.

From Australia's largest transport networks and critical water infrastructure to clean energy, defence, and city-shaping developments, we manage projects that create meaningful social, economic, and environmental value. Working alongside public and private sector clients, we partner from the earliest stages of planning through to delivery and asset completion, creating infrastructure that will serve communities for generations.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Project Controls professionals to join our growing Australian Project Controls team in a range of Discipline Lead roles.

As our project and program delivery portfolio continues to expand, these roles have been established to strengthen leadership, capability and technical excellence across the discipline while continuing to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients.

Discipline Leads combine project delivery responsibilities with discipline leadership, spending most of their time supporting client projects while also mentoring team members, promoting best practices, supporting professional development,



and helping shape the future growth of Project Controls across the business.

Discipline Leadership Opportunities

We are seeking expressions of interest across the following disciplines:

- Cost Management Discipline Lead – Leading cost management, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), financial reporting and cost governance.
- Planning & Scheduling Discipline Lead – Driving integrated planning and scheduling, master schedules, critical path analysis, forecasting and schedule performance.
- Document Control Discipline Lead – Leading document control operations, information management, quality assurance, governance and compliance.
- Project Controls Systems Discipline Lead – Driving project controls systems, data governance, digital solutions, reporting platforms and business process improvement.
- Integrated Project Controls Discipline Lead – Leading multidisciplinary project controls delivery, integrating cost, schedule, risk, change, reporting and document control across projects and programs.

What you'll be responsible for:

Discipline Leadership & Capability Development

- Lead, coach and develop teams, building capability, accountability and a high-performance culture.
- Oversee resource planning, allocation and utilisation to ensure the right expertise is deployed across projects and priorities.




- Identify capability gaps and drive recruitment, succession planning and professional development initiatives.
- Collaborate with fellow Discipline Leads to optimise resources and strengthen overall project controls capability.

Technical Excellence & Project Controls Delivery

- Provide strategic and technical leadership within your respective discipline.
- Drive consistent application of project controls standards, frameworks, methodologies and governance requirements.
- Champion integrated project controls practices, ensuring cost, schedule, risk, scope, change and performance are effectively connected.
- Drive continuous improvement, standardisation and the adoption of industry best practice.
- Identify emerging project risks, performance trends and opportunities, providing actionable insights to support successful delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement & Commercial Leadership

- Build trusted relationships with Project Managers, Commercial teams, senior leadership and clients.
- Influence strategic decisions through technical expertise, commercial awareness and data-driven insights.
- Provide clear, accurate and meaningful reporting to support project and program performance.
- Partner with leadership teams to align team priorities with broader business and project objectives.

What you'll bring:

- Approximately 10 to 15 years’ experience in project controls, project delivery or a related discipline within major projects or program environments.
- Experience mentoring, supporting and developing project controls professionals within a collaborative team environment.
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📌 Expression of Interest (Sydney)
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