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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
The Advisory team within Transportation provides key decision-making skills and advice to clients around developing and implementing policy and strategy. We help key players in the transport sector plan for the future, work with uncertainty and meet their stakeholders needs. We are part of a Strategic Consulting team with a vision to provide transport solutions that create opportunity for everyone, enrich our communities and enhance our environment.
As part of our growth strategy we are currently seeking to appoint an Associate Director who is a strategic thinker and self-starter, to support the growth and delivery of our Transportation Advisory practice.
What can we offer?
- Lead teams and/or programmes with moderate to high levels of complexity
- Analyse complex issues and be accountable for solving challenging problems
- Be accountable for the performation and results for your area and projects
- Work collaboratively with the ability to make autonomous decisions in line with and supportive of AECOM strategy
- Contribute to AECOM’s Strategic Advisory business strategy and planning
Job Duties include:
This is an ideal opportunity for you to provide a leading role within a growing team.
The key features of the role are:
- Effective relationships with external Clients, and a good understanding of industry challenges.
- Operate in a collaborative spirit to make the best use of available resources across AECOM
- Support the delivery of the Advisory business plan to build the team, create a profitable unit and a recognisable brand within agreed timescales Delivery of projects/ advice to high quality and client satisfaction.
- Actively participate in developing client relationships leading to the winning of work, development of the market
- Create the necessary pipeline of work to support continuing growth. Lead/Support the delivery of bids through early client engagement, translating win themes into winning bid submissions
- Strategic thinker and self starter adding to a positive culture of the team.
- Undertake Health & Safety duties including ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for the project team members and fulfilling all responsibilities for health and safety in design.
- Champion and integrate Sustainable Development and innovation into the work environment and projects delivery.
Come grow with us.
We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Experience of developing and delivering policy and strategy projects in a transport environment Excellent communications skills Project and programme management experience
- In depth knowledge of the Transport sector industry, macro trends and boardroom challenges, with particular focus on local and regional transport.
- Relevant academic professional qualifications to reflect the level of seniority of the role, preferably an MBA.
- Excellent communicator - a leader and champion of the business with an excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to liaise/ present directly with our Clients.
- An experienced Project Delivery Director and/or successful Bid Director
- Strategic thinker with significant experience in policy development and strategy.
- Managing stakeholders and Delivering high-quality advice/solutions in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Line management and mentor experience
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
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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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
