Associate director - building structures

Job Description

AECOM's Buildings + Places team is seeking a technically outstanding Associate Director – Building Structures to join our National Structures team. As a senior member of our team, you will provide technical leadership, project management, and structural engineering design expertise across a diverse portfolio of projects spanning Sports Infrastructure, Aviation, Education, Commercial, Defence, Healthcare, and Mixed-Use developments.

This role is based in Brisbane.

How you'll make a difference

• Lead the structural design and technical delivery of complex building projects, providing specialist engineering advice across a broad range of structural systems and materials including steel, concrete, timber, and hybrid solutions.
• Collaborate closely with clients, architects, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams throughout project lifecycles, ensuring structural solutions are practical, sustainable and aligned with project objectives.
• Drive excellence in project delivery by managing technical quality, commercial outcomes and risk across multiple concurrent projects.
• Review and oversee structural analysis, design calculations, drawings, reports, and specifications to ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards and AECOM's quality management systems.
• Mentor and develop engineers across the structures team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, contributing to integrated design outcomes and providing leadership on project budgets, schedules, resourcing and constructability strategies.
• Contribute to business growth through client relationship management, project pursuits and identification of new opportunities across key market sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil/Structural) and ideally 14+ years' experience delivering complex building structures projects across a range of sectors and building typologies within Australia and New Zealand. Chartered status (CPEng and/or RPEQ)
• Demonstrated experience leading structural design teams and managing the successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects from concept through to construction.
• Proven ability to provide high-level technical leadership and structural engineering input autonomously across both conceptual and detailed design stages.
• Strong understanding of Australian design standards, building codes and industry best practice, with experience across a variety of structural materials and systems.
• Extensive experience with industry-standard structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, RAM Concept, RAPT, SpaceGASS, Strand7 or equivalent.
• Excellent stakeholder management, business development and client-facing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and identify opportunities for growth.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and engage effectively with clients, architects, contractors and internal teams at all levels.
• Australian Citizenship is required for all applicants.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part‐time, 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

Additional Information

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

All newly hired employees are required to attend an in‐person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.