Full-time
State/Province: London, City of
Business Group: DCS
Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Operating Group: International
Primary Location: UK - London - Aldgate Tower
Job Description
The Rail & Major Programmes Architecture Directoris a senior technical and project leadership roleresponsible for fronting major rail design programmes across the UK & Ireland.
The role provides senior leadership on flagship rail programmes and major pursuits, complexregulatory environments and multi-partner delivery models within live operational stations.
Operating in close collaboration with Market Sector Leadership and Client Account Managers,the role has a primary focus on project leadership, delivery assurance and bid credibility,providing confidence and continuity from early concept and statutory stages throughprocurement and transition into delivery.
This role requires a recognised rail architecture expert with a strong industry profile, deeptechnical competence, and the gravitas to lead major pursuits and represent AECOM credibly atexecutive client and stakeholder level. We would expect the right candidate to have activecontacts with key decision makers at Network Rail, Transport for London, TfGM, and othertransport authorities to help build our expanding rail business.
The overall aim for this position is to ensure AECOM is recognised and enhanced reputationally as a high-quality design partner in the rail industry, and is firmly in the minds of key decisionmakers as a consultancy to engage with at all stages of significant projects.
The successful candidate will:
Engage with and further develop our current mid to long term development strategy
prepared by our current multi-disciplinary team of experts
Work collaboratively with our existing team of senior personnel to build our expanding rail business
Critically assess our current operational model and consider how it can be improved and evolved to support business development and expanding market share
Tangibly increase in the near and mid-term the number of commissions we have and expand our multi-disciplinary scope of services as part of those projects
Expand our business with high quality and committed personnel added to our team based on a sustainable revenue uplift from new commissioned projects
Position AECOM to successfully capture key design frameworks for the rail business (forexample, the GLA Architecture + Urbanism Framework)
Lead the multi-disciplinary delivery of large-scale rail programmes, including stations,depots, and ancillary assets such as headhouses and OCS systems within liveoperational rail environments, ensuring quality, safety, innovation, and clientsatisfaction.
Oversee multidisciplinary coordination across architecture, rail systems, civils,structures, MEP, fire, security, digital, and specialist transportation systems.
Serve as Design Lead / Project Director on complex rail projects or wider raildevelopment programmes.
Ensure compliance with rail regulations, including rail station planning principles,passenger flow strategies, security requirements, and operational and commercialconstraints.
Manage risk, project governance, technical reviews, and quality processes.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
Act as the primary senior interface with rail authorities, operators, concessionaires, developers, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
Influence early-stage strategy, rail station concepts, optioneering, and masterplanningdecisions.
Represent AECOM in workshops, steering groups, executive reviews, and projectgovernance forums.
Build long-term relationships that drive repeat work and client trust.
Business Development & Bids
Act as the accountable multi-disciplinary design lead and a visible differentiator onmajor rail pursuits, adding sector credibility and technical authority.
Shape winning strategies for Major Pursuits, ECI bids, frameworks, and design competitions,and long-term rail programmes and partnerships.
Collaborate with our Work Winning team to develop proposals, presentations, and clientengagement plans.
Identify new business opportunities across UK and international rail networks, emergingrail technologies, and major rail redevelopment and expansion programmes.
Technical Leadership
Lead and mentor teams on stations planning, wayfinding, passenger experience, flows,resilience, security and operational readiness.
Operate effectively within highly regulated environments, including DCO processes,operational change, security compliance and safety-critical interfaces.
Drive innovation in digital delivery, including BIM, computational design, digital twins, and simulation.
Champion sustainability, low-carbon solutions, and AECOM’s ESG commitments within Railenvironments.
Provide specialist guidance on station planning, constructability, logistics, forecourts and multi-modal access
Team & Practice Development
Work closely and collaboratively with our existing senior multi-disciplinary B+P Designteam
Mentor the next generation of rail architects, engineers, and project leaders with a focuson high-quality design, project delivery, major bids and client-facing capability.
Support recruitment, succession planning, and capability development within the B+Pmulti-disciplinary design practice.
Help shape AECOM’s UK and Global rail strategy in collaboration with business lineleadership.
Qualifications
Qualified Architect (ARB / RIBA) or equivalent.
Industry-recognised leader in rail architecture and complex rail environments, with a portfolio of major rail developments.
Experience delivering large-scale projects (£200m+) with multidisciplinary teams.
Proven project leadership experience in high-pressure, complex environments.
Credibility to act as Design Lead or Project Director on flagship aviation programmes.
Demonstrated success in bids, client leadership, and market-facing roles.
Strong understanding of rail Architecture, and complex rail environments.
Proficiency with BIM-based workflows; familiarity with computational/digital tools.
Additional Information
Preferred Experience
Leader of major UK stations and design programmes
Experience interfacing with contractors under DfMA, ECI, and Design &Build environments
Understanding of global rail trends
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
We are a DisabilityConfidentEmployer 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 addressReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the DisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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