Pavements Engineer

Pavements Engineer Full-time State/Province: Victoria Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: AU - Melbourne, VIC - 8 Siddeley Str Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM is looking for a Principal Pavements Engineer to join our Melbourne team and play a leading role in delivering some of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects. This is an opportunity to influence the future of major aviation, ports and transport projects while providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams. You'll work with industry-leading specialists, build trusted client relationships, mentor the next generation of engineers and help grow AECOM's Pavements capability across Australia and New Zealand. How you'll make a difference Provide technical leadership and oversee the successful delivery of complex pavement engineering projects across aviation, ports and transport infrastructure. Lead multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring high-quality, innovative and practical engineering outcomes. Build and maintain strong client relationships, identifying opportunities to support business growth and contribute to winning new work. Act as a trusted technical advisor, providing specialist guidance on pavement design, rehabilitation strategies, asset management and lifecycle planning. Review and approve pavement designs, technical reports, specifications and drawings across all stages of project delivery. Interpret pavement investigation and testing data, including FWD, HWD, GPR, LWD, profiler and surface friction testing, to develop practical engineering solutions. Mentor and develop engineers across the business, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing. Contribute to the ongoing growth of AECOM's Pavements practice through innovation, collaboration and industry engagement.

The qualities that help you thrive 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. Degree qualified Civil Engineer with significant experience in pavement engineering, ideally 15+ years within a consulting environment. Chartered Engineer and/or RPEV accreditation, or working towards registration. Demonstrated experience leading the design and delivery of major pavement projects across transport, aviation and/or ports infrastructure. Recognised technical expertise in pavement design, rehabilitation, materials engineering and construction methodologies. Strong understanding of Australian pavement design standards and investigation techniques. Proven ability to develop client relationships, contribute to business development activities and support successful project bids. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams while mentoring and developing engineers. Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with a passion