Team Manager - Water Resources

Manager - Water Resources Full-time State/Province: Queensland Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Business Line: Water Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: AU - Brisbane, QLD 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.

We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to join our South East Queensland Water Resources team. We welcome candidates with either a Flood Engineering or Drainage Engineering background and approximately 15-20 years of industry experience. This role combines technical excellence with team leadership. While your primary focus will be technical project delivery, client engagement, and business development, your time will be also dedicated to leading and developing a high-performing team. You will work closely with the Sector Manager and be supported by People Managers to ensure the team remains technically strong, well-resourced, engaged, and aligned with our growth strategy.

As Team Manager, you will provide senior technical leadership across complex water resources, flood, drainage, and stormwater projects while taking accountability for team performance, capability development, resourcing, and culture. You will play a key role in ensuring the team is appropriately resourced, equipped with the right skills, and positioned to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. How you’ll make a difference Lead the delivery of complex flood, drainage, and water resources projects. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance across project teams. Build strong client relationships and support business development opportunities. Manage team workload, resourcing, and workshare to achieve business objectives. Identify capability gaps and support training, professional development, and succession planning. Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture. Support career development discussions and follow up on development plans. Promote effective communication and collaboration across business lines and regions. Contribute to sector strategy, pipeline planning, and future resource forecasting.

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 A strong background in either Flood Engineering or Drainage Engineering (Approximately 13+ years of consulting experience) Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring technical professionals. Strong commercial awareness, with experience balancing project delivery, and team performance. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Experience developing client relationships and contributing to business growth. CPEng and RPEQ accreditation (or the ability to obtain them). Proficiency with industry-standard software such as TUFLOW, RORB, HEC-RAS, DRAINS, 12d, XP-STORM, MUSIC, MIKE Flood, and GIS platforms. Sound