Technical Director, Mechanical

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?

Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?

Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.

Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

In this position you will join our Singapore buildings business, where you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients across all types of infrastructure projects.

We know the work we do is vital in assisting our world’s economic development and, it’s the technical expertise and the depth of knowledge of our people that really sets us apart. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.

• Provide authoritative technical leadership and governance for mechanical building services design across major projects.
• Act as technical reviewer and approver, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices.
• Lead resolution of complex technical, design, and risk-related challenges.
• Oversee mechanical engineering delivery on high-profile projects, ensuring quality, safety, cost, and programme outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and key stakeholders.
• Support bids, tenders, and proposals through technical input, value engineering, and risk assessments.
• Set and maintain technical standards, design guides, and best-practice frameworks.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders; support succession planning and capability uplift.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated building solutions.
• Promote innovation, digital engineering, sustainability, and safety-in-design across all projects.

We know today’s complex challenges can only be solved through bringing together diverse teams of people from across our business, so there will be opportunities for you to apply your skills and creativity to projects in other geographies and markets.

What can you bring to the team?

Firstly, you will share our genuine passion for re-imagining engineering and be someone that actively pursues continuous learning to help shape the future. You will also need the following:

• Bachelors' degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered / Professional Engineer status (PE, CPEng, or equivalent).
• 15+ years’ experience in mechanical building services within a consulting environment.
• Proven delivery of complex, multidisciplinary buildings projects.
• A strong interest in working on innovative, energy efficient and sustainable projects.
• You should be pro-active with the ability to work independently or part of a team and possess good communication skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, proven business development and account management skills.

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

Headquartered in Australia, Aurecon is one of the leading international engineering, design and advisory company that brings vital engineering experience, technical capabilities, and design expertise to an extensive range of markets.

Over the last 85 years, our team of more than 7,800 experts located in 11 locations across the globe have collaborated with our clients and partners to reimagine, shape and engineer clever, innovative and sustainable solutions to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.

In Asia, where the region is undergoing rapid transformation in areas of sustainability, digital and infrastructure, we lead by being innovative, flexible and nimble. We embrace design-led thinking – an approach that is guided by digital engineering, the user experience and sustainability – ensuring that the work we do is future ready and leaves a legacy for the next generation.

Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!