Associate

• Lead the growth of Beca’s Defence assurance and asset management service across Australia
• Develop and implement a national Defence estate assurance and asset management strategy
• Lead client strategies and account plans
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and key partners
• Identify opportunities early and lead high-quality bids and pursuits
• Strengthen market presence through thought leadership, industry events and strategic partnerships
• Partner with project leaders to manage performance, risk and value
• Manage pipeline health, forecasts, pricing, contracts and governance
• Work with team leaders to develop a high-performing client team
• Champion safety, quality, sustainability and positive social outcomes
• Represent Beca at industry forums and monitor market, regulatory and technology trends
• Report to the Manager, Project, Program and Asset Services

Senior Associate – Asset Performance

• Provide leadership across major Defence, Local Government and infrastructure programs throughout the Northern Territory
• Lead project teams and manage key client relationships
• Oversee commercial and delivery performance
• Support growth of Aurecon's project management business
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and influence project and program outcomes
• Deliver complex capital works projects and portfolios exceeding $100M+ in CAPEX value
• Act as Project Director or Senior Project Manager on complex infrastructure, facilities and building projects
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across major capital works programs
• Drive outcomes across scope, cost, schedule, quality and stakeholder expectations
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures and delivery controls
• Coordinate multiple projects and workstreams, managing interfaces and dependencies
• Lead design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities
• Manage planning, forecasting, budgeting and resource allocation
• Lead contract administration, procurement, negotiations, claims, variations and contractor performance
• Manage strategic, commercial, project and operational risks
• Lead and develop team members, mentor project managers, graduates and emerging leaders
• Support workforce planning, performance reviews and career development discussions
• Apply project management expertise across infrastructure and vertical building projects
• Implement project delivery methodologies, systems, standards, controls, governance and assurance processes
• Leverage technology, data and reporting tools to improve delivery performance and decision-making
• Oversee projects from inception through planning, design, procurement, delivery and close-out
• Represent client interests through oversight and coordination of project delivery
• Lead and manage multiple concurrent projects and work packages

Associate, Program Performance

• Develop, curate and maintain precedents, practice notes and know-how resources for the Corporate practice
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments relating to M&A, capital markets, private equity and general corporate advisory
• Prepare concise updates for the Corporate practice
• Partner with Corporate partners and senior associates to improve knowledge resources
• Support complex transactions by responding to ad-hoc queries
• Work with cross-functional teams to reimagine legal work and drive adoption of AI-augmented tools and legal technology
• Contribute to firm-wide knowledge and transformation initiatives, including training programs, legal technology pilots and thought leadership
• Deliver formal presentations, workshops and one-on-one training on precedent systems, know-how databases and knowledge management tools

Associate jobs in Australia

Senior Associate – Asset Performance

Associate, Program Performance

Senior Knowledge Management Associate – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets