Technical Director

Job Description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

A rare opportunity awaits for a Technical Director to join our National Infrastructure Services team at Fulton Hogan. Here’s your chance to make a genuine impact on our businesses direction and success, leading innovation, driving technical excellence, and shaping decisions that strengthen our competitive edge for long term growth. Reporting directly to the General Manager – Technical, this role is based within our National Technical Services unit.

Travel is a key requirement for this position, as mobility is essential to maintain presence in the wider Fulton Hogan business and within the general industry.

If you’re ready to set new industry standards, nurture talented professionals, and help deliver high-profile projects, this is your moment to make a real difference in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical strategy, planning, and delivery for products, projects, and services nationwide.
• Mentor and support technical staff, conduct peer reviews, and champion professional development.
• Develop and oversee technical plans and schedules for tenders and projects to achieve business objectives.
• Assess and mitigate risk in technical projects, implementing effective, practical solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, consultants and project managers to deliver successful outcomes.
• Drive research and development, oversee new product development, and represent Fulton Hogan at industry forums.

How will you connect to the role?

You’ll bring your extensive experience in the asphalt, bitumen and construction materials industry, with at least 20 years’ field and design experience. You possess strong project management and technical planning skills, proven risk management skills, and a natural ability for leading and developing high-performing teams.

Your clear communication and collaboration skills will help you effectively articulate complex technical information, foster cross-disciplinary engagement, and confidently present Fulton Hogan’s achievements at industry events.

A postgraduate qualification in an asphalt-related field underpins your technical expertise. You’re driven to innovate, continually improve business process, and have experience developing alternate designs and coordinating new product developments. Your commitment to delivering practical technical support to operational teams, sound judgement, and analytical thinking will make you instrumental in advancing our industry and sustaining Fulton Hogan’s reputation for technical excellence nationwide.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply.