AECOM’s Buildings & Places Team are seeking a technically outstanding Timber Design Lead to join our National Structures team. As a senior member of our team, you will provide technical, project management, and structural engineering design input on a range of projects across Sports Infrastructure, Aviation, Education and Commercial projects. This role would suit an Associate Director or Principal-level Structural Engineer ready to take their next step.
Please note, this role can be based in Melbourne, Sydney, or Brisbane.
How you’ll make a difference:
- Act as the lead technical resource, providing specialist advice on timber structures, including mass timber systems, timber connections, and hybrid solutions. Support design strategies for both new-build and adaptive reuse projects.
- Collaborate closely with clients, architects, and builders throughout the design and construction phases, ensuring timber solutions are practical, compliant, and innovative.
- Develop and manage timber-specific design and delivery procedures, promoting high-quality, cost-effective outcomes for the team and ensuring seamless integration with other structural materials.
- Review timber design calculations, connection details, and drawings to maintain quality control, while preparing technical specifications aligned with relevant standards and sustainability targets.
- Contribute to a multi-disciplinary engineering team, participating in inter-disciplinary reviews of project deliverables and providing input on budgets, schedules, and constructability strategies for timber-focused projects.