National Sector Director, Highways

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As the demand for safe, efficient, and cost-effective transportation grows, AECOM provides comprehensive services from concept to completion and beyond. Our transportation experts leverage local knowledge and global capability to help clients navigate challenges and build a better world. Specialising in planning, designing, and managing transportation systems, we also restore and upgrade aging infrastructure. We support public and private clients in moving people and goods sustainably, with a strategic focus on renewable energy and the electrification and decarbonisation of transportation.

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About the role:

As Sector Director – Highways, you'll take ownership of the strategic growth, client engagement and delivery excellence of our Highways sector across Australia. You'll work closely with our regional and global leadership teams to position AECOM as the trusted partner of choice in the market – driving innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation across every project.

You'll lead and grow a passionate, multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration, technical excellence and commercial success. This is a highly visible leadership role where your ability to engage clients, influence strategy, and deliver operational excellence will have a lasting impact across our business.

How you'll make a difference

• Develop and execute the sector-specific strategy aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key clients, partners and industry stakeholders.
• Drive sustainable growth through strategic pursuits, bookings and revenue delivery.
• Lead talent strategy – recruiting, developing and empowering high-performing teams.
• Champion quality, safety, innovation and digital delivery across all projects.
• Collaborate across regions and business lines to deliver integrated growth and shared success.

The qualities that help you thrive

• Proven leadership across multidisciplinary teams, bringing together design, project management, technical and commercial expertise.
• Strong client and business development mentality, with experience partnering with government agencies, contractors and industry consultants.
• Track record in business development and growth, driving strategic pursuits, market positioning and sustainable revenue generation.
• Deep commercial acumen, operations leadership and risk management.
• Extensive industry experience (10–15+ years) within highways or transport infrastructure, with strong familiarity with regional regulations, Austroads standards and local procurement models.
  
   

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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.