Sector Manager - Geosciences and Remediation Services (Victoria)

AECOM is seeking an experienced and motivated leader for the role of Sector Manager - Geosciences and Remediation Services in Victoria. This senior leadership opportunity involves leading and growing AECOM's contaminated land business, managing a team of 60+ professionals, and driving strategic growth across various markets including Energy, Defence, Transport, and Water. The role focuses on technical delivery excellence, innovation, regional collaboration, and developing the team, contributing to sustainable legacies through environmental impact management.

Must Have

• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of 60+ professionals.
• Drive technical delivery excellence and strategic growth in Victoria and Australia.
• Introduce new ideas and implement advanced strategies for the GRS business.
• Foster strong teamwork across Australia and New Zealand.

Good to Have

• Relevant tertiary qualification.
• Extensive experience (15+ years) in contaminated land and remediation.
• Proven experience building, leading, and growing contaminated land teams or businesses.
• Strong commercial and strategic judgment.
• Deep understanding of regional markets, industry trends, and client needs.
• Collaborative, people-focused leader who mentors and develops teams.

Perks & Benefits

• 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
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

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.

Job Description

“Being trusted and inspired to lead our business, being given opportunities to grow, open communication and inclusiveness. All of these make our company culture unique and are why I enjoy working at AECOM!” - Lee Taylor, Sector Manager - Geosciences and Remediation Services, Brisbane, QLD

AECOM's environmental practice is a global market leader, dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide diverse clients and governments agencies with advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites. We are driven by our commitment to create sustainable legacies through promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every stage of the project.

An exciting senior leadership opportunity awaits offering the opportunity to lead and grow our contaminated land business in Victoria!

AECOM is looking for an experienced and motivated leader within the Victorian contaminated land industry, ready to accelerate their career leading one of the largest and most diverse contaminated land businesses in Australia and New Zealand. As Sector Manager – Geosciences and Remediation Services (Victoria), based in Melbourne, you will lead our Victorian team to deliver and grow a strong pipeline of transformative projects across markets including Energy, Defence, Transport and Water. This is your chance to advance your career in a company that rewards your experience and leadership.

Our Environment team delivers advisory and technical services across contamination assessment and remediation, approvals and permitting, environmental planning, and sustainability, working on projects spanning infrastructure, energy, transport and defence. You’ll be a leader within a multidisciplinary group solving complex environmental challenges alongside our technical specialists.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Build your leadership: Lead and inspire a committed, high-performing team of 60+ professional across a diverse portfolio to drive technical delivery excellence and strategic growth both within Victoria and throughout Australia.
• Innovate and transform: Be the catalyst for change: introduce new ideas, leverage our extensive global practice, and implement advanced strategies to lead our GRS business into the future.
• Regional collaboration: Thrive in a dynamic new structure that fosters strong teamwork across Australia and New Zealand, giving you access to diverse projects, technical leaders, clients and thought leadership.
• Grow without limits: Join a global organisation committed to your development, offering world-class resources, career pathways, and the freedom to make your individual mark.

Qualifications

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.

• Relevant tertiary qualification with extensive experience (typically 15+ years) in contaminated land and remediation
• Proven leader with experience building, leading and growing contaminated land teams or businesses
• Strong commercial and strategic judgement, balancing client outcomes, risk and profitability
• Deep understanding of regional markets, industry trends and client needs
• Collaborative, people-focused leader who enjoys mentoring, developing teams and working across stakeholders

Additional Information

Everyone belongs at AECOM

We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.

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
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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.