Strategic Pursuits Manager

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

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.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

**Job Description**:
Are you passionate about winning work? AECOM has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Strategic Pursuits Manager to join our Melbourne office working with a great team on some of the largest, most important and definitely career-defining opportunities

This role helps identify, pursue and most importantly, WIN major projects that will improve our natural and built environment. You will be collaborating with a wide range of technical specialists and project managers who love what they do and know we can make a difference while having fun along the way. With direct support from our tight-knit Australia New Zealand pursuits team, you will enjoy a significant degree of autonomy and flexibility in how you create and inspire winning teams and pursuit strategies, working within our global network of almost 50,000 colleagues.

This is a business-critical role within a high-performing, client-focused team that needs your energy, positive attitude and strategic focus to continue to deliver results. Your attention to detail, assertiveness, influencing and juggling skills will ensure your success in a fast-paced environment.

About You

You are highly driven, self-motivated yet thrive on assembling and supporting diverse teams to win pursuits. You will also have:
+ Demonstrated experience leading and managing pursuit teams (preferably within a complex professional services environment)

+ Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to adeptly present ideas and suggestions to senior leaders

+ Exceptional influencing skills - assertive but tactful

+ Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivator

+ Highly organised, excellent time management, able to work under pressure to strict deadlines, prioritising tasks.

Benefits at AECOM

We're an Equal Opportunity Employer and we've committed to creating a culture that embraces flexibility for all team members. We provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing.

+ Flexible start and finish times, working from home and part-time options

+ Working from Home Tool Kits + Mobile Phone

+ State of the art, modern offices

+ Paid Parental and Partner Leave

+ Purchased additional annual leave + salary packaging

+ Corporate Employee discounts from up to 400 retailers

+ Wellbeing benefits e.g. vaccinations, health insurance discounts

+ Employee stock purchase plans

+ Professional memberships

+ Professional and technical development opportunities.

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**Qualifications**:
Relevant qualification highly regarded

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

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