Aecom
Trusted global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, design, construction management services.
Project Manager
Manage delivery of infrastructure projects across lifecycle, ensuring scope, schedule, budget.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Project Manager role supports delivery of infrastructure projects across the full lifecycle—from planning and design coordination to procurement, construction, and close‑out—while maintaining strong relationships with clients, contractors, and internal teams. The position offers an opportunity for a developing project professional to take ownership of outcomes within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. • Manage projects or work packages to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets • Support planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management activities • Coordinate with designers, contractors, clients, and internal stakeholders • Assist with procurement, contract administration, and consultant management • Monitor progress and report on performance, risks, and issues • Ensure safety, environmental, and quality compliance on project activities • Drive continuous improvement of project delivery processes • Take overall responsibility for budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and contract close‑out • Maintain primary fiscal responsibility and serve as key client liaison
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project management
- ▸scheduling
- ▸cost control
- ▸risk management
- ▸procurement
- ▸client liaison
What You Bring
Candidates should be proactive, organized, and have 3–8 years’ experience delivering infrastructure projects, a relevant tertiary qualification, and a solid understanding of project controls, cost, schedule, and risk management. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and teamwork abilities are essential. • Possess 3–8 years of project management or delivery experience in infrastructure • Experience in water, energy, transport, or civil works sectors • Hold a tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field • Demonstrate knowledge of project controls, scheduling, cost, and risk management • Exhibit strong communication and stakeholder management skills • Work effectively in multidisciplinary project teams
Requirements
- ▸project management
- ▸engineering
- ▸project controls
- ▸risk management
- ▸stakeholder management
- ▸3–8 years
Benefits
AECOM provides hybrid work flexibility, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and comprehensive compensation, benefits, and well‑being programs. The role is based in Newcastle, NSW, under the DCS business group, and aligns with the company’s commitment to sustainability, reconciliation, and global impact.
Work Environment
Hybrid