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AECOM is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Associate Director to lead high-profile rail commissions, shape delivery strategies, and drive outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality. You will be a visible client leader, a trusted advisor, and a coach for project managers—championing digital delivery, safety, and collaborative behaviours across our programmes.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Client Leadership: Act as Account/Project Director on major rail commissions; build trusted relationships and ensure client satisfaction.
Delivery Excellence: Lead end-to-end project management from business case through delivery and handover, governing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change.
Governance & Controls: Establish PMO frameworks, stage gates, performance reporting, and assurance in line with client and industry standards.
Commercial Management: Manage contracts and suppliers, oversee procurement, and safeguard margin, cashflow, and risk exposure.
Planning & Risk: Direct integrated schedules, dependencies, and interfaces; lead quantitative/qualitative risk management and mitigation.
Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with operators, maintainers, regulators, community stakeholders, and third parties to secure timely approvals.
Digital & Innovation: Embed data-driven controls, BIM-enabled workflows, and dashboards to improve predictability and transparency.
Health, Safety & Quality: Model our safety culture and ensure robust quality management throughout the lifecycle.
People Leadership: Mentor and develop project managers; lead resource planning, capability building, and high-performing teams.
Work Winning: Shape capture strategies, lead bids/proposals, and present compelling value propositions that differentiate AECOM.
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