- Primary Location: AU - Perth, WA - 58 Mounts Bay Road

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (West) to lead our growing multi-disciplinary teams across Perth and Adelaide. This Senior Leadership role will support the continued growth of our Resources & Industrial (R&I;) business, delivering projects across the full lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of clients and commodities.

Working closely with Regional & ANZ leadership, the EM will champion delivery excellence, provide senior technical governance and develop/grow local capability in alignment with the ANZ and Regional R&I; Strategy. This is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of growth within AECOM’s Resources Group,



supported by a multi-year project pipeline and a globally recognised team of Technical & Project Delivery Professionals.

How you'll make a difference

Lead and inspire multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across WA and SA, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and technical excellence

Build and strengthen team capability through strategic workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, coaching and professional development

Provide senior technical leadership, setting engineering standards, ensuring technical governance and maintaining compliance with regulatory, AECOM and client requirements

Oversee engineering assurance, technical risk management, quality, safety in design and sustainable engineering practices across all disciplines

Drive innovation and continuous improvement through digital technologies, knowledge sharing and enhanced engineering systems and processes

Lead engineering resource planning and performance, ensuring effective capacity management, resource allocation and delivery across projects, studies and bids

Support commercial performance through budget management, investment planning, engineering estimates and commercially sound bid and delivery strategies

Build strong client relationships and collaborate with regional leadership to identify business opportunities, strengthen technical capability and drive sustainable business growth.

Qualifications





The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a fit for this role.

The qualities that help you thrive

- A degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical advantageous), Chartered Professional Engineer status with Engineers Australia and professional registration appropriate to the work undertaken
- 15+ years’ experience in Consulting Engineering – primarily within Mining
- Proven experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team across multiple projects, including responsibility for recruitment, development, resource planning and team performance
- Strong understanding of delivery requirements across studies, detailed design and execution support – including project delivery frameworks for major miners
- Sound technical judgement and experience in engineering assurance, design review and safety in design across process plant and non-process infrastructure
- Strong commercial and financial management skills, including experience managing engineering budgets, reviewing estimates and balancing technical requirements with delivery and business objectives
- An approachable leadership style and a track record of developing engineers and designers, supporting collaboration and addressing performance constructively
- Transparent communication and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, influence decisions and work effectively with technical and business leaders.

Additional Information

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📌 Engineering Manager (Perth)
🏢 Aecom
📍 Perth