Area Manager - Christchurch

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 nearly 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.

As an Area Manager, you are a recognised leader and the regional face of AECOM to the local market. In this role you will represent the AECOM brand, lead the development and implementation of the regional strategy, provide business leadership, and operational management of the AECOM business. The role will look to sell the full AECOM offer in conjunction with Business Line Leaders, fully support local must win pursuits and develop and maintain key relationships with local industry leaders and external AECOM partners.

In this leadership role, you will combine client relationship expertise, people management skills, business skills, commercial acumen and technical knowledge, whilst balancing risk (including health and safety) and opportunities to deliver a profitable and growing business valued by our employees and client alike.

Client Engagement:

• Position the AECOM brand in the local market and strengthen and grow key client relationships.
• Identify and develop new service offerings, and ensure the business is responsive and sensitive to market conditions and client expectations.
• Drive strategic capture efforts in collaboration with business line, market sector, local and regional leadership.

Team Leadership:

• Work with the Regional Managing Director, Operations Director, Group Directors, Sector Leaders and other senior professionals to develop and implement the NZ strategic plan for the region.
• Strong leadership skills including technical leadership, human relations, team building, innovation and motivation skills.
• Create and maintain a high-performance culture and business environment, with the organisational structure and resources to support this.

• 10+ years proven experience in a managerial or leadership role, preferably in an engineering or service-oriented environment.
• A passion for building teams and nurturing talent, with a track record of fostering positive workplace cultures.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify opportunities for growth and improvement
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, and the ability to develop a strong client base
• Solid business development skills and the ability to build strong client relationships

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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.