Associate Director - Local Roads Traffic & Highways

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Lead the way in sustainable transport and join AECOM as an Associate Director.

At AECOM, we’re shaping streets that move people—not just traffic. From active travel and bus user priority, to challenging urban engineering solutions, our work is redefining how cities function and thrive. Now, we’re looking for an Associate Director to help lead the growth of our Liverpool Streets team and make a lasting impact across the North and beyond.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines technical excellence, commercial awareness, and inspiring people leadership—and who wants to play a visible role in growing a successful, forward-thinking business.

This opportunity is open to candidates based across Manchester and Liverpool, with an expectation of regular attendance at our Liverpool office.

What you’ll do

You’ll lead the delivery of a diverse portfolio of traffic and sustainable transport projects, acting as Project Director or Project Manager and ensuring outstanding technical quality, commercial performance, and client satisfaction.

Just as importantly, you’ll help shape our future—building strong client relationships, identifying new opportunities, and leading bids that win exciting work. You’ll work closely with colleagues across AECOM’s UK & Ireland business, with opportunities to collaborate internationally.

Why this role is different

You’ll be joining a market-leading Streets team recognised for excellence in:

• Active travel and healthy streets
• Public transport, bus priority and BRT
• Urban realm and complex traffic engineering

We’re a collaborative, supportive team that values ideas, encourages innovation, and invests in people. If you’re motivated by influence, growth, and real-world impact, you’ll feel at home here.

Your leadership impact

• Inspire, manage, and develop a high-performing project delivery team
• Act as a proactive Line Manager, supporting career progression and technical development
• Build strong working relationships across disciplines and business lines
• Champion best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement

Your technical expertise

You’ll bring strong experience in one or more of the following:

• As an Associate Director you will play a key role in developing practical, high-quality engineering solutions that move from concept through to construction-ready detail
• Sustainable transport, including walking, cycling, and active travel
• Bus user priority and BRT schemes
• Municipal engineering and urban realm projects
• Collision analysis and road safety audits
• You’ll be comfortable working with DMRB, MfS, LTN guidance, MCHW, and local authority standards.

What we’re looking for

• A proven track record delivering complex transport and streets projects
• Strong commercial acumen and demonstrable work-winning experience
• Confidence leading bids, proposals, and fee submissions
• A natural collaborator with excellent client-facing skills
• A self-motivated leader ready to take the next step in their career

Why Join AECOM?

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days

Join AECOM and help create streets that work better—for people, places, and the planet.