Infrastructure Design and Build Lead UK and Ireland

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As part of our wider collaboration and growth initiatives we are currently seeking to appoint an individual in the role of Infrastructure Design and Build Lead. Reporting directly to the Head of Infrastructure and working closely with the Highways Regional Directors and Infrastructure Team Leads the role will focus driving growth and delivering innovative design and build projects. You will also be a key member of the Infrastructure Leadership Team in the UK and Ireland.

AECOM has identified significant opportunities for growth in the design and build market and we are positioning ourselves for these.  Your role will involve fostering collaboration within our design and build teams setting each of our projects up for success and overseeing delivery for our contractor clients.

You will be required to integrate capability from across AECOM to deliver design and build projects on time and on budget.  

About You

Drawing on your considerable design and build experience across the infrastructure industry you will have the confidence and drive to position AECOM for the pipeline of detailed design based opportunities.  Your considerable experience of working with contractors and relationships therein will be key to this engagement and setting AECOM up for successful approach to and delivery of these projects.  As a strong collaborator you work well with teams at different levels drawing on your leadership detailed design and construction contract experience. You will be able to manage multiple stakeholder inputs with competing priorities whilst maintaining relationships and progress. 

Key Responsibilities

The Infrastructure Design and Build Lead will be accountable for overseeing the portfolio of design and build work specifically they will:

• Develop the design and build pipeline
• Cultivate relationships with our contractor partners.
• Support the AECOM UK&I contractor Client Account Managers.
• Leverage existing framework appointments secure reappointments and win new pursuits
• Oversee our design and build expertise; identifying any resourcing gaps and managing same
• Lead the development and execution of design and build projects
• Serve as Project Director to oversee assigned projects supporting design and build project delivery teams.
• Ensure compliance with AECOM procedural and quality management systems.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams from the technical skills and capabilities to successfully deliver design and build projects
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to deliver successful multidisciplinary bids.
• Apply AECOM governance across all design and build project pursuits

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and wellbeing customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a worklife balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Experience in leading detailed design delivery and construction contract management in a design and build environment
• Considerable experience of working with construction and a detailed knowledge of contractors in the transport infrastructure industry
• Strong stakeholder and contract partner relationships and management skills to harness those relationships
• Demonstrated expertise in the area of managing transportation project teams
• A proven track record in developing and growing contractor relationships client account management and delivering design and build project pursuits
• Effective communication interpersonal presentation and negotiation skills.
• Desirable  Chartered Membership of a recognised professional body in engineering or construction (or other appropriate) discipline / Masters or Bachelors Degree in an appropriate discipline.

As an inclusive AECOM leader you will have:

• Demonstrated dedication to fostering a culture of respect diversity and inclusion.
• Proven ability to build and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce while nurturing talent development mentoring and coaching.

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 

At AECOM we value everyones 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!

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or longterm condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.