Project Manager - Ports
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“I believe in the saying “You become like the people you surround yourself with.”
I am incredibly grateful to be part of the AECOM team for over 8 years learning from some of the best in the business - both colleagues and clients alike.
My colleagues and clients will be the judge if I am delivering a positive difference to their careers too.”
Michael Hill, Sector Director, Ports and Bridges, Australia and New Zealand.
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Job Description
AECOM’s Ports & Maritime team is continuing to grow in Adelaide, with a strong pipeline of major infrastructure projects across ports & maritime. As investment in trade and maritime infrastructure continues across Victoria and ANZ, we’re looking for experienced Project Managers to help lead the successful delivery of complex, multidisciplinary projects.
You’ll join a collaborative and well-connected team working across port expansions, marine structures, waterfront developments and broader maritime infrastructure projects, supported by AECOM’s global network of technical specialists and project delivery experts. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping project outcomes, leading client relationships and driving delivery across some of the region’s most important maritime projects.
How you’ll make a difference
- Lead the delivery of ports and maritime infrastructure projects from planning and design through to construction support and project completion
- Manage project scope, programme, commercial performance and delivery outcomes across complex multidisciplinary projects
- Act as the key interface between clients, contractors, stakeholders and internal design teams
- Coordinate technical teams across ports, marine, structural, coastal and civil disciplines to deliver integrated project solutions
- Build and maintain strong client relationships with port authorities, government agencies and private sector clients
- Identify and manage project risks, interfaces and delivery challenges, providing proactive solutions throughout the project lifecycle
- Contribute to the continued growth of AECOM’s Ports & Maritime capability in Melbourne and across ANZ
Qualifications
The qualities that help you thrive
- Experience as a Project Manager, Design Manager or Senior Project Lead within ports, maritime or major infrastructure environments
- Strong understanding of project delivery across multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
- Experience working within D&C and complex stakeholder environments
- Strong commercial, programme and risk management capability
- Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and project teams
- Passion for delivering infrastructure that supports trade, connectivity and long-term economic growth
Additional Information
Why you’ll love working with us
- 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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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.