Technical Director - Water Treatment
AECOM · Perth, Scotland ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 25 Oct 2026.
Overview
As a Water Treatment Process Lead, you will provide technical leadership on municipal potable water projects within a global engineering team. You’ll help grow our potable water portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, while mentoring engineers and collaborating across disciplines. You will engage clients, industry partners, and stakeholders to deliver practical, innovative, high-quality outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to shape water treatment solutions at scale and contribute to sustainable community outcomes.
Pay / Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6 weeks additional annual leave
- Volunteer and representation leave
- Flex public holidays
- Hybrid work options
- Diverse and inclusive workplace
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on municipal potable water projects and deliver practical, innovative solutions
- Support growth of the municipal potable water portfolio through client engagement and project pursuits
- Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships to showcase water treatment capabilities
- Lead and contribute to major water treatment projects with multidisciplinary teams
- Mentor and develop engineers and attract top talent to grow the capability
- Collaborate with ANZ Water Leadership and global water specialists to leverage expertise
Key requirements
- Engineering degree (essential)
- CPEng and/or RPEQ/RPEV highly regarded
- Ideally 12+ years of water treatment experience with demonstrated technical leadership
- Strong understanding of municipal potable water projects and ability to guide complex projects
- Established market presence with ability to build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities
- Collaborative leadership style with passion for mentoring and developing teams
- Strong communication skills and a client-focused approach
- collaborative leadership
- mentoring and people development
- client-focused communication
- water treatment expertise
- municipal potable water projects
- technical leadership across complex projects
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