Client Account Director and Relationship Lead (Transmission & Distribution) in Leeds

Client Account Director and Relationship Lead (Transmission & Distribution)

• Full-time
• State/Province: Glasgow City
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Energy
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Glasgow - 177 Bothwell Street

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Start Here. Grow Here.

Are you ready to hold a pivotal role and sit at the heart of our key clients and contractors within the Grid Modernisation sector?

This high-visibility position is not just about maintaining relationships; it's about driving growth and influencing AECOM’s internal strategy through innovative sales and business development leadership. You'll be a strong, visible leader who is able to inspire, motivate and build teams, and communicate effectively. You will be the primary contact for AECOM's relationships across selected Grid Modernisation accounts which are strategically important at a regional business line level.

You will have responsibility for developing, growing and sustaining our business working across our company to offer solutions that deliver, using all our relevant capabilities and local and global expertise. Bringing the best of AECOM to the client, on time, every time.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Be accountablefor meeting key growth business plan objectives for their client and contractor portfolio.
• Support Capture Managers to win and project managers to deliver the large programs of work.
• Aim to raise AECOM’s profile and brand with our clients and across the energy sector through adding value, delivering innovation, and being a voice in the sector.
• Drivesustainable and profitable growth.
• Connectinternal teams to the client vision and ensurethe team is client focused to enable our clients to get the best AECOM experience every time.
• Mentorother team members in building strong relationships across the organization.
• Be accountable for AECOM’s overall financial success with the client in partnership with Project Leadership.
• Establisheffective management processes to ensure high-quality delivery, technically excellent client service experience.
• Identifyareas of high risk and pro-actively takes actions to positively impact outcomes.
• Manage consistent approaches to working with the client.
• Identify long-term and disruptive trends in their area of expertise.
• Champion for ethnical and safe working practices.
• Manage AECOM business development activities within the client.
• Leadthe capture of significant new business opportunities and the renewal/extension of existing large-scale agreements within the account.
• Drivegrowth within the pipeline of potential projects and repeat work
• Monitor client projects to ensure high-quality delivery, technical excellence and consistent client service experience.
• Identifyevolving resourcing needs for client portfolio and escalates within the energy sector
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction by addressing concerns, providing solutions, and maintaining regular communication.
• Be recognised byclients as a primary contact with AECOM
• Developclient contacts and networks within the client’s business and meets client contacts regularly.
• Workeffectively with colleagues in the Strategy, Marketing and Communications teams to maximize the end-to-end approach to client development and work winning.
• Developa network across the AECOM business to learn and share the best practice client account management approach.
• Performand promotethe leadership behaviours enshrined in the AECOM core values – Collaborate, Innovate, Deliver, Sustain, Thrive, Safety, Ethics & Quality.

Driving excellence.

At AECOM, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration within our Transmission and Distribution team. We believe that technology should empower you so that you can focus on creative problem-solving, successfully manage complexity and deliver exceptional results. By embracing advanced automation tools, we seek imaginative thinkers who are excited about leveraging these tools to drive efficiency and enhance our projects. Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure, where your unique insights and creativity will play a vital role in our success!

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised 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.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We're looking to hire outstanding leaders with extensive and relevant Grid Modernisation experience at a senior level, in a fast-paced and complex commercial environment. You'll be highly strategic with outstanding customer engagement, strong business acumen and the emotional intelligence to lead to achieve full potential while navigating a complex customer ecosystem.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• As a contractor relationship lead within the Energy business line, you will build on our existing relationships with key Tier 1 contractors. This will require an in-depth understanding of how our transmission & distribution network operators work with their Tier 1 contractors.
• Experience of operating at a senior level within either infrastructure advisory, or a comparable consulting / professional services or engineering business managing client accounts into the Energy sector.
• In-depth knowledge of the Grid Modernisation sector.
• Strong commercial acumen with an inquisitive and curious mindset.
• A natural networker, comfortable engaging with Government and clients and speaking at relevant industry events.
• Experience must demonstrate sales production metrics, demonstrated skills in business development strategy, team leadership, client discovery and development of compelling value propositions that meet client’s needs.