About the Role
AECOM is seeking a Data Centre Architect to join their Urbanism + Planning team. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine leadership, client engagement, and project delivery on significant Data Centre projects in Australia.
Responsibilities
- Provide project leadership and technical oversight on Data Centre projects.
- Guide multidisciplinary teams through complex architectural commissions.
- Set clear design direction for projects.
- Collaborate with colleagues to drive successful outcomes.
- Oversee major Data Centre initiatives to ensure design quality, innovation, and client satisfaction.
- Partner with sector leads to win major pursuits and deepen client relationships.
- Champion design and technical standards by delivering sustainable, innovative solutions.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs.
- Mentor staff to elevate studio-wide capability.
- Strengthen business performance through effective resource allocation, budget, and risk management.
- Contribute to the strategic growth and market positioning of the architecture offering.
Requirements
- Registered Architect with ideally 15+ years of experience and current professional registration.
- Extensive architectural Data Centre sector experience with strong technical knowledge and Data Centre specific design considerations.
- Proven leadership skills with a track record of motivating, developing, and growing high-performing teams.
- Passion for mentoring and teaching.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and deliver successful outcomes.
- Strategic mindset with the capability to shape and strengthen AECOM’s architectural offering and market position.
Skills
- Architectural design
- Data Centre design
- Project leadership
- Client engagement
- Team motivation
- Mentoring
- Organizational skills
- Risk management
- Budget management
- Strategic planning
Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Sydney, NSW
- Brisbane, QLD
- Canberra, ACT
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 15+ years
Education Level
- Registered Architect
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Alternative start/finish times
- Part-time work options
- Job-sharing options
- Hybrid work options
- Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
- Flex public holidays
- Continuous learning and growth opportunities
- Lunch and learns
- Professional development courses
- Financial study assistance
- 5 days paid study leave
- Global career opportunities
- Robust global well-being program
About the Company
- 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.
- We partner with clients on projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment.
- 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 with Professional Services business revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- We are committed to delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
- We 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.
