Bold ideas bring transformative solutions.
AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partners with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come.
Ideas have no borders, and this ethos is embedded in our culture.
A bit about the role
This senior role within our Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) business helps drive AECOM’s growth strategy by ensuring our people are engaged and empowered to deliver excellence for our clients and, as a result, build our brand in the marketplace.
The Head of Communications leads the development and implementation of our ANZ communications strategy. He/She/They will lead a diverse team that executes strategic internal and external campaigns and initiatives that support our operational goals, strengthen client relationships, evolve AECOM’s culture and ensure our people are connected, informed, growing professionally, and positioned to do their best work.
In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with business leaders to ensure strategic initiatives deliver meaningful results while anticipating changes to keep us ahead of the curve.
What are we looking for from you?
You’re a written word geek
- You have exceptional written communication skills: we require an incredible writer and editor who can design and execute ideas, as well as plan, develop, communicate, benchmark, and measure (yes, the lot)
- You love a robust discussion about the Oxford comma.
You default to collaboration
- You have a consultative, service-oriented mindset; a team player with excellent listening skills and diplomacy. You have a proven track record of balancing a direct response centric approach, whilst still retaining a reputation for amazing collaboration.
- You build trust with stakeholders and colleagues, and can work at all levels to advise, influence, empower and build relationships.
You heart teamwork
- You are used to working across teams to get things done. You lead when you need to, but you also love working with your senior peers to get the best possible outcomes for the business.
- You want your work to have purpose and want to work with other people who feel the same way.
You’re all over the detail
- Your obsessive attention to detail allows you to execute from brainstorming to implementation. You’re hands-on.
- You have high-level project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
You have the goods
- You have 15+ years of experience in a senior communications role with leadership experience and passion for both external and internal communications.
- You’ve probably worked in professional services or consulting.
- You’re degree qualified in communications, english, Journalism or a related discipline.
Why should you work with us?
- We’re biased, but we think we’re great to work with. We have a big clients, marketing and comms team across Australia and New Zealand who love working together. We also have over 500 colleagues around the world who support us in the work we do.
- If you’ve worked with engineers and scientists before, you’ll know that they are good people who are driven to make the world a better place. From getting people home safely on a new road, to saving the bandicoots or decarbonising a new building, our teams deliver impactful, sustainable infrastructure solutions that are innovative, and industry-leading; it’s cool looking around and seeing all the things we’ve had an impact on.
- Our pay is competitive, and our perks are good – including an annual wellness rebate and volunteer leave
- We work really hard, but we also love a long team lunch.
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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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.