Aurecon Design Academy named Best in Class at Australian Good Design Awards
Aurecon Design Academy wins Best in Class at the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards, celebrating the company's decade-long investment in developing its people.
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Asia Pacific engineering consultancy Aurecon’s latest gender pay gap figures, as outlined in the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s annual 2024–25 report, are lower than industry averages.
Aurecon’s median gender pay gap decreased to 23.1% for its Australian-based workforce, 2.3 points lower than the median of 25.4% for the Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services industry. Aurecon’s median gender pay gap is a one percentage point improvement from the previous year.
Aurecon’s average pay gap also fell to 17.1%, which is 5.9 percentage points lower than the industry average of 23%.
Aurecon’s gender pay gap analysis shows the primary drivers of the current gap are the underrepresentation of women in senior manager roles and in higher-paid disciplines such as engineering, which reflects long-standing gender imbalance across STEM professions.
Change does not happen quickly, and addressing gender inequity demands additional work from companies, in conjunction with government and universities, to narrow those gaps[1]. It is important to note that as of 2023, the number of women enrolled in engineering and related fields in Australia remains stubbornly low at 20%,[2] with women making up approximately 16% of engineers working in engineering occupations.[2]
At Aurecon, we are committed to initiatives that support an inclusive workplace because we know this enables us to attract and retain the best talent. Our inclusive culture unlocks the full potential of our people by harnessing diverse perspectives, driving greater creativity and innovation, leading to better outcomes for our clients and the communities we serve.
Our sustained efforts have resulted in gender balance[3] in several key areas: our overall workforce, our 2025 graduate and internship intakes and our Group Executive Leadership Team and board.
Aurecon takes a holistic approach to gender equality, recognising that progress requires deliberate, consistent and accountable action.
We actively support efforts to build a more gender balanced engineering pipeline, including through companies like UNIQ You that connect secondary school students, particularly girls, with women in STEM to expand understanding of future career pathways.
We also provide a range of dynamic measures such as parental leave and workplace flexibility to continue to support more equitable caring and working patterns across our workforce.
[1] Jobs and Skills Australia, September 2025. Paper 2, Education and training divides – Gendered skills, pathways and outcomes (Gender economic equality study paper), accessed February 2026.
[2] Professionals Australia and Engineers Australia, 2025. Engineering a better future: Australia’s growing crisis in engineering skills; Engineering Tomorrow, accessed February 2026.
[3] Note: Gender balance refers to 40% women, 40% men, and 20% of any gender.
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