Job Summary
Our Pavements team is seeking an experienced Principal Pavement Engineer to join our Melbourne office. This role will give you the opportunity to develop your career and technical skills while supporting the pavements business.
To be successful, the candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in the delivery of technical projects and be conversant with the standards that apply throughout the industry. We are looking for a team player with good basic skills, knowledge and experience.
As a valued member of the Pavements team, opportunities will exist to be involved in a project from the earliest stages of planning, design, and all the way through to construction phase services.
Your demonstrated experience will enable you to immediately contribute to the team. However, ongoing personal development is a major driver of the AECOM business. AECOM provides support and mentoring locally and from the greater ANZ business to ensure our staff develop the skills and experience necessary to meet and exceed our client’s expectations.
About the Role
The Principal Pavement Engineer role will include new pavement design, rehabilitation design, testing and pavement management advisory services. As part of this role you will be given the opportunity to travel and work on a range of assignments across highways, industrial, maritime and airfields sectors.
You will also assist in preparation of bids and proposals and attend meetings with contractors and clients, both external and internal and work on multi-disciplinary project design teams.
Minimum Requirements
* Over 7 years’ experience in a similar role;
* Be well advanced in applying for or have achieved chartered engineer status with Engineers Australia, or equivalent;
* Detailed understanding of Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology
* Relevant experience enabling you to have developed a range of relative knowledge and skills;
* Experienced in the provision and management of project design services, including managing pavement assessment (destructive and non-destructive methods), design of new pavements and rehabilitation of existing pavements (flexible mandatory, rigid advantageous);
* Experience across highways, industrial, maritime and airfields sectors would be advantageous;
* Demonstrated experience in using pavement design software such as CIRCLY and Rubicon;
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel;
* You should be willing to travel within Australia and overseas for limited periods;
* A current VIC driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications
* Relevant tertiary qualification
What we offer
We will give you 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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.