Senior Technical Officer

If you're looking for a job that you enjoy and that keeps you passionate and productive, AECOM is the place to be." William Leong, Workgroup Manager Transmission + Distribution

Come grow with us.

AECOM's Energy practice across Australia and New Zealand comprises approximately 250 experts, offering a broad range of services, including consulting, engineering design, energy procurement, and EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) for power, energy efficiency, and renewable energy clients. Our comprehensive understanding of the entire energy landscape - from generation and distribution to storage and demand-side management enables us to develop holistic strategies that enhance and modernise next-generation energy infrastructure.

Everyone belongs at AECOM

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With continued growth across the Energy Sector in both QLD and NSW, our Energy Team in Brisbane have created opportunities for Senior Technical Officers and Principal Technical Officers to join the Digital Engineering team.

This role within our Energy end-market provides design documentation delivery solutions to a broad range of energy and power authority sectors and renewables projects, across many clients.

Some of your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Drafting lead for substation projects. Coordinating all disciplines, such as primary, secondary, transmission line, civil, and structural, to meet milestone deliverables.  
• Work as part of a team producing substation design drawings using CAD software's AutoCAD and Microstation, in accordance with client standards.
• Electrical design models and drawings, including substation layouts and sections for equipment and associated utilities, set outs, single line diagrams, secondary schematics. 
• Complete drafting reviews on design drawings prepared by others in the team.

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

The qualities that help you thrive

• Minimum of 5 years' relevant working experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of design software platforms such as Auto CAD, Microstation
• Demonstrated experience in design drafting for HV primary or Secondary for substations and switching stations.
• Ability to develop concept designs to meet industry standards from scratch with minimum supervision, ensuring innovation and safety are at the forefront of all early discussions.

Why you'll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• 26 weeks paid parental leave, 2 weeks paid partner leave and up to 12 weeks paid alternative primary carer leave
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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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- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

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.

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 flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.