Practice Director - Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance & Engineering Management
We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Practice Director to support the growth and delivery of our Transportation business. Working closely with the Transportation Systems Practice Director, you will lead capability development, drive project delivery excellence, and play a key role in securing and delivering work across frameworks and standalone opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Support client relationships for the Practice
- Ensure successful project delivery – meeting schedule, cost, and quality targets
- Lead continuous improvement through client feedback and delivery performance
- Implement and uphold AECOM project governance standards
- Build and lead effective supply chain and partner relationships
Leadership & People Development
- Lead the SESA and EM community, including a national team of professionals across varying levels of experience
- Grow capability and capacity within the practice regionally and through EC collaboration
- Drive utilisation performance and align resource planning at a national level
- Mentor, develop, and retain high-performing teams, fostering a strong and inclusive culture
Operational Excellence & Performance
- Support operational performance across the Transportation Systems Practice, including cost, schedule, and quality
- Drive quality and innovation to differentiate AECOM from peers
- Drive performance against key business KPIs and growth targets
- Coordinate national workshare and resource planning aligned to practice objectives
- Promote and lead Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) and Wellbeing initiatives across projects and teams
- Act as a visible safety leader, embedding best practices at both project and operational levels
- Monitor and improve both leading and lagging sustainability and safety metrics
- Work closely with Transportation, other Business Lines, and global geographies
- Support multi-disciplinary project delivery across sectors
- Share knowledge, best practices, and technical expertise across the organisation
- Strengthen collaboration with EC teams to enhance delivery capability and efficiency
Business Development & Work Winning
- Deliver the existing Transportation framework portfolio while helping to secure repeat business and new opportunities
- Support the end‑to‑end sales cycle for projects
- Provide capability, expertise, and resources to support bids led at sector level
- Support and embed the Enterprise Capability (EC) vs. home country delivery model for bids
- Develop discipline‑specific EC strategies and relationships to maximise global delivery capability
- Contribute to Transportation growth across Europe and India through knowledge sharing and collaboration
- Support the Practice’s engagement in cross‑sector growth opportunities
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance (SESA), Engineering Management or multi‑disciplinary infrastructure teams
- Strong track record in supporting work‑winning, delivering projects, and successful client relationship management
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects
- Experience working across regions, sectors, and business lines
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing large, diverse teams
- Commercially astute with the ability to deliver profitable, high‑quality outcomes
- Passionate about developing people, improving performance, and driving quality and innovation
- Committed to safety leadership and wellbeing
Equal Opportunity Employer
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
