Design Manager - Aviation, Building Engineering

Job Description

Due to continued strategic growth and a promising pipeline, we are looking for a Design Manager with strong aviation experience to join our team. This role can be based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne. 

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary building engineering design teams across architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, fire protection, ICT, security, acoustics and other specialist disciplines.
• Drive the successful delivery of complex aviation projects, with a particular focus on airport terminals and the integration of building services within operational environments.
• Work closely with clients, airport operators, end users, contractors and specialist consultants to understand operational requirements and translate them into coordinated, practical design solutions.
• Manage design coordination from concept through detailed design and delivery, identifying and resolving interfaces and design conflicts across disciplines to ensure an integrated outcome.
• Provide design leadership across project programmes, managing design risks, technical assurance, programme requirements and stakeholder expectations while maintaining quality and buildability.
• Lead design reviews and coordination workshops, bringing together technical specialists to resolve issues, challenge assumptions and ensure the design meets project, operational and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

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.

The qualities that help you thrive:

• Ideally, 10+ years’ experience in the building engineering, design or construction sector, with experience progressing into design management or multidisciplinary project leadership.
• Proven experience delivering complex multidisciplinary projects, with airport terminal and/or broader aviation experience highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary building design and the interfaces between architecture, structure, MEP, fire, security and specialist engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading design teams, coordinating consultants and working directly with clients and key project stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to bring together diverse technical disciplines and drive decisions.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to design coordination, with a strong understanding of programme, risk, quality, constructability and technical governance.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, full-time, 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

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.