Lead, Materials & Durability in Brisbane

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As Lead Materials and Durability at AECOM you will be responsible for providing technical and practice leadership directly related to materials and durability capability in Queensland and have the opportunity to scale your reach in this discipline on a global scale. You will put your experience to work on projects such as Brisbane 2032, The Wave Independent Certifier, Bruce Highway Upgrade Program, Sydney Metro West, The Alexandra Replacement Bridge Project, Northland Corridor and the Seqwater Dam Improvement Program to name a few.

In addition, the role has scope to shape how the practice grows in Queensland, supported by your colleagues in Advisory, Transportation, Water and Energy business lines to provide the durability input that runs through every project.

What the role involves:

• Building a Brisbane-based team to meet a growing pipeline of work
• Taking over current commissions and client relationships in Queensland
• Growing the practice’s client base in Queensland, including TMR, Seqwater, port authorities etc.
• Supervising and developing early career professionals
• Collaborating with colleagues across Transportation, Water and Energy Business Lines
• Setting the technical standard for the practice and reviewing the works it issues
• Providing technical advice, control and assurance on major projects
• Undertaking condition assessments and forensic investigations
• Preparing repair, remediation and rehabilitation design solutions
• Leading proposals and providing technical inputs to major bids
• Representing through EA, ACA, ACRA, AMPP, CIA and other selected associations

Qualifications:

We're looking for a proven technical leader with a passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges and growing client relationships. Ideally, you will have:

• A degree in Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline.
• 10+ years' experience in materials, corrosion, durability or asset integrity engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or membership of a relevant professional body.
• Expertise in materials selection, durability design, corrosion management, degradation assessment and remediation strategies.
• Experience delivering complex technical projects and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Client engagement and business development capabilities.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to identify, pursue and win new opportunities.
• Published technical papers, conference presentations or recognised industry contributions will also be highly regarded.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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