OpenRoads Highways Designer

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced OpenRoads Highways Designer to join our Perth Transportation team. This role will contribute to the planning, design and delivery of major highway, road and transport infrastructure projects across Western Australia. The successful candidate will possess strong technical capability in Bentley OpenRoads Designer and demonstrated experience working on projects delivered in accordance with Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) standards and requirements.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with project managers, engineers, drafters and clients to deliver high-quality design outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop road and highway designs using Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
• Prepare geometric road design models, alignments, corridors and cross-sections.
• Produce design documentation, drawings and reports for concept, preliminary and detailed design stages.
• Apply MRWA standards, policies and guidelines to project delivery.
• Coordinate road design interfaces with drainage, structures, utilities, traffic and civil disciplines.
• Undertake design reviews, design verification and quality assurance activities.
• Contribute to project planning, scheduling and technical delivery.
• Support tender submissions, proposals and client presentations where required.
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders and approval authorities throughout project development.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to technical capability development within the team.
• Required Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Design, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in road and highway design within a consulting or infrastructure environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Bentley OpenRoads Designer.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects for Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA).
• MRWA Road Planning and Design Manual
• Austroads Guides
• Road Safety and Safe System principles
• Design documentation and drafting standards
• Experience preparing road geometric designs for urban and rural road projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

Desirable

• Experience on major WA infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Digital Engineering and BIM workflows.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Up to 22 weeks parental leave, 2 weeks paid partner leave and up to 12 weeks paid alternative primary carer leave
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year         
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

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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.

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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.

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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.