Associate Director (Mechanical)

Full Time
  • September 4, 2026
  • Employment Info

    JOB  DETAILS

    Requirements
    • Chartered status (CPEng) essential
    • Other registrations highly regarded
    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.
    Desired Qualifications
    • 15+ years’ experience in building services consultancy or contracting design with a strong mechanical engineering background
    • 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.

     

     

     

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