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This opportunity are well suited to professionals who enjoy leading design packages from concept through to detailed design, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across offices, and acting as a key interface with clients and project stakeholders.

These roles will play an important part in strengthening our design leadership capability across the Brisbane region, supporting the delivery of complex transport projects and helping shape the future of infrastructure across South East Queensland.

How you’ll make a difference

• Provide strategic leadership across major highways and transport infrastructure programs throughout South East Queensland.
• Lead the design management and technical delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects from planning and concept development through to detailed design and construction support.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients including state government agencies, local government authorities and major infrastructure delivery partners.
• Oversee project portfolios, ensuring technical excellence, commercial performance and successful client outcomes.
• Drive business development activities, client engagement and strategic pursuits to strengthen AECOM's position in the Queensland highways market.
• Build and maintain executive-level client relationships while identifying opportunities for long-term growth.
• Mentor and develop Design Managers, Project Managers and technical specialists across the broader Highways team.
• Collaborate with transportation leaders across Australia and New Zealand to deliver integrated solutions on some of the region's most complex infrastructure programs.
• Champion innovation, digital delivery, quality and sustainability across project delivery.

The qualities that help you thrive 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

• 20+ years' experience delivering major highways, roads or transport infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated success in senior leadership positions such as Technical Director, Design Director, Design Manager, Project Director or Discipline Leader.
• Strong relationships across the Queensland transport market, including experience working with TMR, local government and major delivery partners.
• Proven ability to secure, lead and successfully deliver major projects while balancing technical, commercial and client objectives.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing project performance, risk and profitability.
• Track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Chartered Engineer status and relevant professional memberships highly regarded.
• Passion for technical excellence, client service and shaping the future of transport infrastructure.

Why join AECOM

AECOM delivers some of the most significant transport infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. As a Design Manager, you’ll play a key role in leading the design and delivery of major transport projects across Brisbane and South East Queensland, helping shape the region’s future infrastructure.

You’ll be part of AECOM’s national design network, collaborating with leading specialists across ANZ while leading multidisciplinary teams locally. This provides the opportunity to work on complex projects while influencing design quality, governance and technical outcomes.

These roles offer the chance for experienced Design Managers to make a real impact in Brisbane and surrounding areas, combining major project delivery with the lifestyle benefits South East Queensland is known for.

Why you’ll love working with us 

• 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         
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

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.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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About AECOM

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. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.