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About the Role
AECOM is seeking an experienced Associate Director (Mechanical) to lead and grow the Building Services team in Sydney. This role offers the opportunity to be recognized as a Director within the national Building Engineering team, working on iconic projects across ANZ and various market sectors, while also focusing on team growth in Sydney.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects across sectors such as health, defence, transport, commercial, aviation, data-centre or other major building sectors around NSW/ACT.
- Lead mechanical and multidiscipline building services design and end-to-end project delivery, including oversight of technical quality, coordination and design management across other disciplines such as electrical, fire protection and hydraulics.
- Actively build and maintain strong client relationships to support business development and further secure a robust pipeline of future work.
- Collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary engineering teams, applying deep technical expertise to drive quality outcomes through rigorous review of design calculations, specifications, models and drawings, ensuring best-practice documentation and coordinated project outputs.
- Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to junior and intermediate engineers, contributing to their technical development and supporting high-quality design documentation and project delivery.
- Leverage an established local network to strengthen AECOM’s presence in NSW, with a clear expectation to grow and develop the Sydney building services team as part of the national Building Engineering team.
Requirements
- Ideally, 15+ years’ experience in building services consultancy or contracting design with a strong mechanical engineering background.
- Chartered status (CPEng) essential, other registrations highly regarded.
- Demonstrated leadership in technical design and multi-disciplinary project delivery.
- Deep knowledge of building services systems, standards and best-practice design, with the ability to guide clients, mentor junior engineers and provide technical direction across complex project environments.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, lead multidiscipline bids for building engineering projects, and collaborate effectively with senior leaders to support business development and operational performance.
- Proven track record of enhancing long-term client relationships and working across key sectors such as data centres, commercial, aviation, defence or broader building markets.
- Strong communicator and leader with a passion for growing teams, coaching emerging engineers and driving quality, innovation and continuous improvement within the building services team.
- An understanding of the Adelaide building engineering market and its dynamics.
Skills
- Mechanical engineering
- Building services design
- Project delivery
- Client relationship management
- Business development
- Technical leadership
- Mentoring
- Team growth
- Quality assurance
- Innovation
- Continuous improvement
Location
- Sydney, NSW
- AU - Sydney, NSW
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 15+ years
Education Level
- Chartered status (CPEng)
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options
- Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
- Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
- Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities
- Robust global well-being program
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
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.
- 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- We are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
- AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia.
- We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.
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.