Senior Asset Management Consultant - Lifecycle… at AECOM · Sydney

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. As the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges and build lasting legacies for future generations.

With accelerating infrastructure investment across Australia and New Zealand, there has never been a better time to join our growing Advisory business.

Job Description

Shape the future of critical water infrastructure assets

AECOM's Asset Management team partners with some of Australia's most important infrastructure owners to improve asset performance, reliability and long-term service outcomes.

We're looking for a proven and experienced Asset Management Consultant to play a key role in strengthening and growing our Asset Management capability across New South Wales, with a particular focus on one of our most important local government partnerships.

This role offers the opportunity to become a trusted advisor in Central Coast, working closely with client stakeholders to develop practical, data-driven asset management strategies across water and sewer infrastructure.

Based from either Newcastle or Sydney, you'll spend approximately three days per week embedded within the client environment (in Central Coast), building relationships and helping drive better asset lifecycle decisions.

How you'll make a difference

• Lead the development of strategic, tactical and operational asset management solutions for critical water and sewer infrastructure.
• Transform asset condition, utilisation, defect and performance data into practical lifecycle strategies and asset management plans.
• Develop and review Asset Management Plans, Strategic Asset Management Plans (SAMPs), lifecycle strategies, maintenance frameworks and investment plans.
• Act as a trusted advisor to key client stakeholders, providing practical recommendations that improve asset performance and service outcomes.
• Lead project delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes, strong client satisfaction and commercial success.
• Support business development activities and help grow AECOM's Asset Management presence across NSW.
• Mentor and support junior consultants while contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

The following experience is highly desired, but if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• 8-15 years' experience in Asset Management, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Strong experience developing asset lifecycle, maintenance and investment strategies across infrastructure assets.
• The ability to translate strategic objectives into practical and actionable asset management plans.
• Experience working directly with clients and building trusted long-term relationships.
• A proactive, autonomous consulting style with the ability to solve problems and lead projects independently.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and commercial skills.

Bonus points for:

• Water, wastewater or utility infrastructure experience.
• Experience supporting local government, water authorities or infrastructure owners.
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 or contemporary asset management frameworks and practices.

Additional Information

Why you'll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid work, alternative start and finish times, part-time and job-sharing options.
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave each year.
• Volunteer leave and employee representation leave.
• Swap public holidays to suit what matters most to you.
• Continuous learning through professional development, study assistance and global career opportunities.
• Work with industry-leading specialists across Australia and New Zealand.
• Help shape the future of infrastructure advisory services while making a tangible impact for communities.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Join a team that combines deep technical expertise with global capability to help clients make smarter, more sustainable asset decisions.

Apply today and help deliver better outcomes for critical infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.

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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 $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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.