Company Description
Come and grow with us.
AECOM’s Energy practice provides a wide range of services from consulting and engineering design to energy engineering, energy procurement and construction (EPC) for power, energy efficiency, and renewable energy clients. Our understanding of the big picture – and the interconnection between generation, distribution, storage, and the demand side of the meter – allows us to deliver holistic strategies that improve and modernise next generation energy infrastructure. We connect knowledge and experience across our global framework to bring together a unique combination of engineers, planners, scientists, and project managers who advance cleaner, secure, and more sustainable energy solutions.
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Job Description
We’re looking for a highly organised and commercially minded Portfolio Manager to join our Energy team based in AECOM’s Melbourne office.
This is a fast-paced and dynamic role supporting a large portfolio of projects across project controls, commercial operations, project finance, and project delivery support. You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Finance, and operational leaders to help drive commercial performance, project governance, and operational excellence.
You’ll become a key commercial and operational support partner — helping teams stay on track, proactively identifying risks, supporting billing and invoicing activities, monitoring project performance, and ensuring projects are set up for success from day one.
How you will make a difference:
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Support project setup, project controls, and project finance activities
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Partner closely with Project Managers across a large and diverse project portfolio
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Assist with commercial reviews, cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting
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Support month-end processes, billing, invoicing, and financial governance
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Monitor project performance, risks, and opportunities across the portfolio
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Assist with bids and proposals, providing commercial sense-checking and support
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Help maintain compliance, documentation, and governance standards throughout the project lifecycle
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Liaise with offshore project controls support teams, including Manila-based resources
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Contribute to operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
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Build strong relationships across project, finance, and operational teams
Qualifications
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and wants exposure to complex, high-visibility projects within a globally recognised business. The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
The qualities that help you thrive:
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Relevant degree in Business, Commerce, Project Management, or related discipline
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3+ years’ experience in project accounting, project management, business analyst or similar role, preferably in a related industry such as Engineering Consulting or Construction Services.
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Experience in project controls, project finance, project accounting, commercial support, or project coordination.
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Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including formulas and financial reporting
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Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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A proactive mindset with the ability to follow through and keep things moving
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Excellent organisation and time management capability
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Confidence working in a deadline-driven, cyclical environment
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Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability
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The ability to challenge constructively and influence outcomes when needed
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A collaborative approach and willingness to work across teams
Additional Information
Why you’ll love working with us
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Flexible work arrangements available, aligned with the market and client facing role requirements
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Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
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Volunteer and representation leave
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Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.
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.
