Associate Director - Team Lead | Building Structures

As Associate Director – Team Leader | Building Structures, you'll have the opportunity to influence the future of AECOM’s structural engineering business while working on some of New Zealand’s most exciting and technically challenging projects. This is more than a technical leadership role – it’s a chance to shape strategy, grow key client partnerships, mentor high-performing teams, and play a pivotal role in the continued success of our Structures practice.

Working closely with the National Structures Lead, you'll help drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence while positioning yourself as a future leader within the business. With a clear pathway from Auckland Team Lead to ultimately Director, you'll be supported by senior mentors and backed by dedicated bid and market teams, allowing you to focus on what you do best: delivering exceptional outcomes and building lasting client relationships.

In this role, you will:

• Support the National Structures Lead in delivering strategic initiatives and operational excellence across the practice.
• Lead the delivery of complex structural engineering projects, ensuring high-quality technical outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers, fostering capability development and collaboration.
• Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, taking account lead responsibility for select priority accounts.
• Contribute to business development activities, pursuits, proposals, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Champion innovation, digital engineering, and efficient delivery methods that improve quality and client value.
• Collaborate across New Zealand, Australia, and AECOM’s global network to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Progress along a clearly defined pathway to Director, supported by transparent milestones and senior leadership sponsorship.