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Director – Aviation Engineer

Sydney, NSW, au💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Provide technical leadership, project direction, and client engagement for complex aviation and pavement infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Role type

Director, Aviation & Pavements (Senior IC / Project Leadership)

Builds

Airport, airfield, and airside pavement infrastructure projects

Domain

Aviation infrastructure, civil engineering, pavement design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Aviation infrastructure project leadership, pavement design and assessment, checking and verification of aircraft pavement works, stakeholder management with airport operators and Defence clients, business development and work winning, multidisciplinary team leadership, knowledge of aviation standards (CASA, ICAO, IATA, FAA), mentoring and team development

Preferred skills

Chartered engineering status, experience in strategic growth initiatives, global aviation network collaboration

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of complex aviation and pavement projects, build relationships with airport operators and Defence clients, drive technical excellence in pavement design and asset management, support business development and strategic growth, lead multidisciplinary teams through project phases, provide project oversight as Project/Design/Senior Project Manager, contribute to ANZ Aviation strategy

Seniority

Director level, 15+ years experience

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