Technical Director - Water Treatment
HybridMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Provide technical leadership across municipal potable water projects, applying water treatment expertise to deliver practical, innovative solutions. Support the growth of the municipal potable water portfolio across Australia and New Zealand through client engagement, opportunity development, and successful project pursuits. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry partners, and stakeholders, representing water treatment capabilities in the market. Lead and contribute to major water treatment projects by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. Build and grow water treatment capability by mentoring and developing engineers and attracting top talent. Collaborate with the ANZ Water Leadership team and global water specialists to share expertise and leverage global capability.
Required Qualifications
- Engineering degree
- CPEng and/or RPEQ/RPEV
- 12+ years experience in water treatment
- demonstrated technical leadership experience
- Strong understanding of municipal potable water projects
- ability to provide technical guidance across complex projects
- Established market presence
- ability to build trusted client relationships
- ability to identify new opportunities
- collaborative leadership style
- passion for mentoring and developing teams
- Strong communication skills
- client-focused approach
- in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location
Desired Qualifications
- passionate about technical excellence
- experience delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects within a global consulting environment
- partners with a range of internal and external clients
- supporting sustainable outcomes for the communities we serve
- growing, high-performing team
- technical leadership across municipal potable water projects
- applying your water treatment expertise to deliver practical, innovative solutions
- Support the growth of our municipal potable water portfolio across Australia and New Zealand through client engagement, opportunity development and successful project pursuits
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry partners and stakeholders
- representing our water treatment capabilities in the market
- Lead and contribute to major water treatment projects
- collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes
- Build and grow our water treatment capability by mentoring and developing engineers, and attracting top talent
- Collaborate with the ANZ Water Leadership team and global water specialists to share expertise, leverage global capability and deliver industry-leading solutions
- 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
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