# Technical Director – Environment & Planning (Queensland and Northern Territory)

**Company**: AECOM
**Location**: Cairns, QLD
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

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.

Are you an established technical leader ready to advance major projects, influence industry and develop future leaders across Queensland and the Northern Territory? Whether your expertise is in ecology, cultural heritage, environmental planning or impact assessment, this is an opportunity to build influence, grow client partnerships and help deliver some of the region's most significant infrastructure, transport, energy and water security projects.

As a Technical Director – Environment & Planning, you will:

- Build trusted client relationships and act as a senior adviser to government, infrastructure and private sector clients.

- Drive growth and win work by shaping AECOM's market strategy across Queensland and the Northern Territory.

- Provide technical leadership on complex environmental approvals and impact assessment projects.

- Develop future leaders by coaching and mentoring emerging technical and project leaders.

- Build your legacy through thought leadership and industry engagement.

You will need to have:

- Significant experience leading multidisciplinary impact assessment projects and teams.

- Demonstrated success developing client relationships, winning work and leading multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure, transport, energy or water projects.

- Strong technical reputation, commercial judgement and understanding of environmental approvals and impact assessment frameworks.

- Collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring, developing people and growing high-performing teams.

- Relevant tertiary qualifications.

At AECOM, you'll combine the influence of a local leader with the reach of a global business. You'll work alongside some of Australia's leading technical specialists, contribute to nationally significant projects and access the depth, capability and opportunities that come from being part of the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm.

Why you'll love working with us:

- Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options.

- Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year.

- Continuous learning and growth opportunities.

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## Skills

### Required
- environmental planning
- impact assessment
- ecology
- cultural heritage
- leadership
- client relationship management

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