AECOM Australia

Building the future, and a fairer workplace,

at the same time

When you work at AECOM, you are not just designing bridges, precincts or transport links, you are helping build a more equitable workplace from the inside out.

AECOM Australia treats equity as a core business capability. Flexibility is not a perk, it is infrastructure.

Flexible work is available to everyone and ninety five percent of people say they can balance work and life in a way that actually works. People can also purchase up to six weeks of additional leave, and those experiencing family and domestic violence have access to twenty days paid leave, backed by practical support. The message is clear, you are a whole person, not just a job title.

For women and under represented talent, there are multiple paths to grow. The Advocate Sponsorship Program pairs high potential women with senior leaders, not just for mentoring, for real advocacy when opportunities are on the table. mCircles, the peer led discussion groups, create safe spaces to share experiences, build visibility and back each other. Learning on unconscious bias, LGBTQI inclusion and First Nations knowledge is part of how leadership is done, not an optional extra.

It is not just internal effort. AECOM partners with organisations such as Champions of Change, CareerTrackers and Engineering Aid Australia, and is progressing a Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. Externally, the firm has been recognised for thirteen consecutive years as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and is a Work180 Endorsed Employer, adding a layer of independent validation to what employees experience day to day.

The outcomes speak for themselves. In just three years AECOM has reduced its median base and total remuneration gender pay gaps, more than forty percent of its ANZ leadership team are women and senior female representation continues to climb. When you join AECOM, you join a business that understands that the best infrastructure project it can ever deliver is a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive.

For current and future employees, that means something powerful. You can build your career on complex, city shaping projects and you can do it in an environment that respects your life, values your contribution and backs your potential, wherever you start from.