Area 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**:
The Role

A unique opportunity now exists for a well-experienced professional to join AECOM’s NSW and ACT leadership team to lead AECOM’s business in the ACT. As a regional executive, you will lead a team of over 100 highly capable, experienced, and respected professionals and be responsible for business performance including work winning, living our values and collaborating with our business lines and support functions of the business.

Utilising your strong technical and commercial acumen, you will provide leadership and direction to our Canberra team and as part of the NSW/ACT Regional Leadership team support growth, collaboration and achievement of our financial targets. You will be responsible for building a culture that embraces excellence in client service and technical delivery across a range of market sectors and professional consulting services. You will have a strategic mindset and be able to win the work that matters to AECOM.

As a visionary leader, you will create high performing engaged teams via proactive communication, performance planning, performance management, appropriate reward and recognition, learning and development opportunities. Together with your extended team, you will contribute directly to projects and deliver exceptional client service that will build enduring client relationships.

About You

With extensive industry experience and tertiary qualification in related discipline, you will thrive in a fast and an ever-changing business landscape. You will have significant consulting/business experience, with major project and team management experience. Demonstrated technical capability, commercial acumen and ability to identify innovative business development opportunities are some of your key attributes.

You are an influencer, a driven individual and most importantly, a real collaborator. You will utilise your leadership skills, open communication and technical knowledge to engage with multidisciplinary technical experts whilst maintaining a strong client and business focus.

**Qualifications**:
+ Relevant qualifications for the role

Additional Information

Sustainable Legacies

AECOM have made the bold commitment to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into everything we do. We want to ensure that the work we do in partnership with our clients leaves a positive, lasting impact for communities and our planet. This means we have embedded deep cuts in carbon emissions, resilience to climate change and social equity and inclusion into all our projects.

This is not an easy task, and requires the dedication of Energy team members to continue driving transformation in the way we engage our clients, win our work, and deliver our projects. This role is a great opportunity to meaningfully influence projects in the Energy space - achieving net carbon zero emissions, embracing circular economy principles, improving social outcomes for our clients and communities, and foster