Technical Director - Electrical Engineer; Building Services

Position: Technical Director - Electrical Engineer (Building Services)
Company Description Come and grow with us. Our global portfolio of work comprises the design of iconic and award-winning buildings and landscapes. From strategic planning through to project realisation, the connections we make among people and place provide sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities we serve. We place a premium on investing in digital capabilities and innovations which bring a unique consistency and efficiency to our scalable work.

Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including social infrastructure, transit, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, while focusing on solutions that promote long term health and wellbeing for all.

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Job Description Due to strategic growth, we are looking for a Technical Director level Electrical Engineer to join our national building engineering team, based in Sydney or Perth.

This role offers a rare leadership opportunity within our Building Engineering Team – you will manage a large team of multi-disciplinary building services engineers and modellers whilst using your technical knowledge to contribute to landmark projects across Australia and New Zealand.

How you’ll make a difference:

Lead the delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary building projects across our key markets including health, education, defence, transport, commercial, aviation, sports and data centres throughout Australia.

Provide technical leadership and governance across electrical building services design, ensuring compliance with Australian codes, standards, and best-practice engineering principles.

Drive innovation and excellence in project execution by reviewing design calculations, specifications, models, and documentation, ensuring high-quality, coordinated outcomes.

Build and maintain trusted client relationships, supporting business development and securing a strong pipeline of high-profile building services projects.

Mentor and develop multidisciplinary services engineering team, fostering technical excellence, leadership capability, and a high-performance team culture.

Strengthen AECOM’s Building Services capability across ANZ, contributing to local and national strategy, team growth, and capability development.

Qualifications The following qualifications and experience are required for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

The qualities that help you thrive:

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with (ideally) 20+ years of consultancy experience delivering complex building services engineering projects.

Chartership with Engineers Australia (CPEng), other equivalent registration and holds or is eligible for state level professional registration (RPEQ/RPEV). Extensive technical expertise in discipline related design, with deep knowledge of Australian codes, standards and regulations.

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging clients, contractors, consultants, and senior project teams.

Proven excellence in project and commercial management, leading multi-disciplinary teams on high-profile, technically challenging projects.

Demonstrated leadership, emotional intelligence and fostering of a high-performing, technically capable team with the strong team culture.

Due to the nature of this role candidates with an Australian Citizenship and eligible for Defence Security Clearance…