Civil Engineer, Infrastructure Design I VIC

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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. 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 . Job Description Join an established team of civil engineers, where you will have the opportunity to develop your Civil Engineer career working on a broad range of civil infrastructure projects with diverse scope, size, technical engineering requirements, and with different client types. You will be supporting the delivery of work packages, contributing to stormwater, earthworks and associated linear civil infrastructure projects for clients based locally from AECOM’s Melbourne office, while being part of a team operating throughout Australia across infrastructure, defence, land development, local municipal councils and energy sectors. You will have support of technical and client subject matter experts both in the local Melbourne office, as well as through being part of the wider AECOM business, enabling you to build strong technical fundamentals under the guidance of senior engineers. As such, you will be able to develop your career learning in a supportive environment, with scope to work on and lead larger and more complex project work packages. Key role responsibilities include: Supporting the planning and design of civil engineering infrastructure including roads & transport, stormwater, services and utilities, and earthworks for infrastructure projects. Delivering work packages including completing detailed design, engineering calculations and interpretation of site and project data. Contribute to stormwater design (pit and pipe layouts, hydraulic checks, minor drainage design), bulk earthworks support (grading plans, levels coordination, basic cut/fill inputs). Developing basic water and wastewater infrastructure (reticulation layouts, tie-ins, design checks). Propose practical approaches to new problems, escalating early where needed and applying learnings from previous tasks. Identify discrepancies in calculations, drawings, models or inputs and raise them promptly for resolution. Support client related activities including the preparation of tenders and proposals. Build collaborative working relationships with internal teams across engineering and related disciplines, and geographies, supporting quality design and delivery outcomes for clients. Qualifications To be successful in this role, you will have experience as a Civil Engineer working on civil, site and infrastructure design (this role won’t suit graduate level applicants). You will be motivated to build your Civil Engineering career with the desire to work across a variety of projects with varying scale and client requirements as you consider what engineering disciplines you wish to focus on longer term. You will be known for your ability to work collaboratively in teams, be delivery focused, and be able to problem-solve. Being open to working in a tight knit team in the Adelaide AECOM office including chipping in to help as required, will be important. The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, however 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. A track record of working on multi-discipline infrastructure projects including 2–5 years’ post-graduate experience in civil/site infrastructure design. Exposure to applying Austroads, Australian Standards and local council/authority requirements Technical skills and broad background in general civil design including roads, water, wastewater, drainage across a range of markets. Excellent communication skills and high quality technical and non-technical report writing. Process-driven and detail-oriented, with a clear focus on quality, checking and well-structured deliverables. A collaborative mindset, comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams and with the ability to ask the right questions early. Additional Information Why you’ll love working with us Flexible work arrangements available, aligned with the market and client facing role requirements Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year Volunteer and representation leave Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? We welcome and invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds. 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. Learn more about life at AECOM: LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram , X , YouTube - explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: Our vision for Reconciliation . At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/. 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 2025. 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. 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