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About the Role
This strategic technical role serves as the principal technical authority for Overhead Wiring (OHW) design across Australia and New Zealand, providing specialized input, technical assurance, and advisory support, while contributing to capability growth and work winning. The role is ideally based in Sydney and is open to Brisbane or Melbourne for candidates with Sydney Trains experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior technical resource and advisor to multidisciplinary teams across regions.
- Provide specialized technical input to studies and designs within OHW and rail electrification.
- Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables to ensure integrated outcomes.
- Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical effort for OHW scope.
- Apply expertise across all steps required to complete the OHW discipline component of PS&E packages.
- Perform quality control reviews of design calculations, drawings, and deliverables.
- Prepare technical specification sections aligned to Australian rail standards and client requirements.
- Provide input to engineering budgets and schedules to meet scope, quality, and delivery requirements.
- Undertake design reviews, technical assurance, and governance activities.
- Support major heavy rail, metro, and transit projects across ANZ.
- Build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships as a subject matter expert.
- Support business development, proposals, and work winning activities.
- Influence OHW strategy, capability, and future growth through technical thought leadership.
- Work alongside leading rail specialists on major infrastructure programs.
Requirements
- Relevant Engineering degree.
- Extensive experience in overhead wiring design and rail electrification.
- Demonstrated senior technical experience within a consulting environment.
- Strong understanding of Australian rail standards and delivery frameworks.
- Sydney Trains experience (highly preferred).
- Experience delivering projects, mentoring junior engineers, and managing stakeholders.
- Capability to support business development and client engagement.
- CPEng or equivalent professional accreditation preferred.
Location
- Sydney, NSW
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Principal
- Senior
Education Level
- Engineering degree
- CPEng or equivalent professional accreditation
Benefits
- Flexibility with hybrid work options
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Transformational work with big impact
- Work flexibility
- 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.
- 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 connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
- 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 help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace.