Strategic Pursuits Manager

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

**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.

**Qualifications**:
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

+ Relevant qualification highly regarded

+ 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.

Additional Information

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.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibil