Associate Director - Roads, Public Transport & Greenways

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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.

Current & Upcoming Projects

- Roads: Major road schemes including the N25 Midleton to Youghal Transport Project (Co. Cork). N17 Milltown (Co. Galway), A24 Ballynahinch Bypass (Co. Down), N54 Tullybryan Realignment (Co. Monaghan) M21 Adare Bypass Phases 1 and 2 (Co. Limerick), Carlow Southern Relief Road & Multi Modal Corridor (Co. Carlow), N4 Mullingar to Longford (Co. Westmeath and Co. Longford).

- Public Transport: Delivery teams for the Dublin Metrolink Programme, TII Luas Programme, the NTA BusConnects Programmes, and multiple major rail projects.

- Greenways:, A vast programme of Greenways (>300km) in the Republic of Ireland for TII and Local Authorities, including major greenway schemes like Barnesmore Gap Greenway in County Donegal, the West Cork Greenways – Skibbereen Sections, the Portlaoise to Attanagh Greenway, and the Galway-Oughterard Greenway.

What we offer

Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today.

Here’s what we’re looking for

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Responsibilities

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.; 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.

Requirements

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.

Benefits

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.