Associate Director - Roads, Public Transport, & Greenways at Aecom USA

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Road Design, Public Transport Design, Greenway Design, Active Travel Design, Project Management, Commercial Acumen, Contract Administration, Technical Leadership, Bid Development, Safety Management, Feasibility Studies, TII Standards, NTA Standards, Multidisciplinary Coordination, Client Relationship Management, Mentoring

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. 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. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description Start here. Go further here. Shaping Ireland's Transport Future (Roads, Public Transport, and Greenways) Accelerate Your Career in Infrastructure AECOM's Surface Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast – is thriving due to significant growth led by a robust pipeline of major Roads, Public Transport and Greenways programmes. We are seeking a driven Associate Director to join our 150+ strong transportation team in Ireland. Working within a well-established group the candidate will provide technical, commercial, and team leadership to our multidisciplinary teams which will be based on strong track record in the Roads & Greenways consultancy sector. You will be expected to interface in person with clients across Ireland. We are looking for confidence in preparing feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed designs, and administration of contracts through construction and handover. You will have experience of road projects of various sizes, with a particular focus on TII schemes including roads, bus priority, greenways and light rail schemes, NTA major schemes, Public Transport Schemes such as BusConnects, and transportation D&B Schemes. You will be responsible for working with internal and external clients, to cross sell our service capabilities and to ensure successful delivery. You will play an active role in preparing reports and tenders and demonstrate strong project management skills and commercial acumen. The candidate will be recognized by peers and clients as a subject matter expert or design lead in Road Design, Public Transport Design, Greenway and Active Travel Design, or other similar complex transportation infrastructure. Why AECOM in Ireland? Current & Upcoming Projects: N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky) BusConnects Cork BusConnects Dublin Newry Southern Relief Road A5 Western Transport Corridor Dun Laoghaire Central Active Travel Scheme NTA Ballycoolin Bus Depot NTA Belgard Square Bus Layover NTA National Bus Stops Design Team Galway to Oughterard Greenway Donegal Greenways West Cork Greenway – Skibbereen Sections N3 M50 to Clonee Newbridge Network Active Travel Scheme Naas Newbridge Interurban Active Travel Scheme M50 EMOS project, Dublin Your Role & Responsibilities You will: Deliver: A wide portfolio of Road projects from pursuit through to completion or single large-scale commissions. Oversee: You will be responsible for the appointment of competent discipline lead engineers for technical delivery. Plan and develop engineering tasks concerned with unique problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches. Provide Expertise: Offer technical knowledge and expertise to the design team on all aspects of multi-disciplinary projects, from conceptual phases to implementation. Ensure Quality: Working through the complexities of our Transportation projects, you will hold our clients’ hands and overcome problems in unison when they inevitably arise. Collaborate: Leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver integrated designs and building effective relationships with our technical teams and Clients. Duties: Mitigate and manage contract risk associated with scope creep and monitor key project performance indicators and ensure that project data is accurate and provided in a timely manner. Provide technical scrutiny and verification of project deliverables and independently prepare reports and communicate with senior management. Demonstrate team leadership skills and undertake mentoring and line management duties. Bring innovation and new ideas to clients and project teams. Demonstrated commercial acumen, and the ability to contribute to bid development. Demonstrated competence in management of safety during design and construction with understanding of the legislative requirements for designers, and the ability to contribute and lead this element on projects and champion AECOM quality assurance and quality control standards. What we offer: Flexible hybrid working A structured and transparent career model, allowing you to plan your progression with confidence and clarity. A merit led reward programme, recognising individual and team contributions to quality, safety and commercial successes. Career development opportunities via AECOM University and our industry leading Technical Excellence programme. A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being. Social value opportunities, allowing you to volunteer and further support the communities your projects will benefit Sports and Social Club with regular events across the team to build relationships across our teams. Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today. Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for: Ideally chartered with a relevant institution (e.g. Engineers Ireland, ICE or similar) Experience in Road and Highways engineering and approves sign off on complex transportation designs. Experience in NTA and TII Standards, Project Management Guidelines, and Project Appraisal Guidelines You will have a good working knowledge of contracts including PWC/GCC/ NEC/FIDIC, preference for candidate who have acted (or supported) as employers rep or equivalent on works contracts above €5m, and the associated dispute resolution processes. 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 [email protected] Additional Information Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! #STAP For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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. State/Province: Dublin Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: IE - Dublin, 1 Burlington Plaza

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Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of complex road, public transport, and greenway infrastructure projects across Ireland. Manage technical delivery, commercial risk, and client relationships from pursuit through to project completion.