Job Description
AECOM is seeking a strategic and commercially driven Programme Director to lead the growth and delivery of major Rail & Transit programmes across Ireland. Reporting directly to the Transportation Ireland Sector Director and working closely with the Ireland Sector Leadership team and the Transportation Systems (Rail and Transit) Practice as well as AECOM’s global Transportation leadership, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and delivering the sector’s 3-year growth strategy.
This role is focused on winning and delivering major projects, building high-value client relationships, and driving excellence in project performance, safety, and operational outcomes.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Strategic Growth & Work Winning
Support and drive the sector’s 3-year growth plan across UK & Ireland, in support of the Sector Director’s strategy
Lead positioning, client engagement, and bid activity to win opportunities ≥$5M, including early and enabling packages
Manage the end-to-end work winning process for major programmes
Define and implement the hybrid Enterprise Capability (EC) and. home country delivery model for bids
Enhance AECOM’s market presence and reputation with infrastructure owners, operators, and contractors
Collaborate with global teams to support growth across Europe and India through capability, knowledge, and resource sharing
Project & Client Leadership
Act as AECOM’s senior representative in the delivery of major programmes ≥$5M
Own and lead strategic client relationships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business
Drive continuous improvement based on client feedback and performance outcomes
Lead collaboration with contractors, partners, and supply chain to ensure high-performing delivery teams
Delivery & Commercial Performance
Accountable for successful delivery of Sector owned projects, typically >$5M in revenue, ensuring performance across:
Schedule, cost, and quality
Project governance compliance
Drive strong commercial performance, including:
Sales bookings and revenue growth
Gross/net revenue and margin
Cashflow and DSO performance
Optimisation of EC utilisation
High-quality project data and reporting
Deliver programmes profitably and sustainably, aligned with business objectives
Leadership & Capability Development
Work within Transportation to build capability and capacity aligned to long-term growth
Lead collaboration across Business Lines, sectors, and geographies to unlock opportunities and strengthen delivery
Contribute to the development of a high-performing, globally connected team
Support the implementation of strategic workforce planning and resourcing models
Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing (SHE)
Champion and actively lead the SHE & Wellbeing agenda across all major projects
Ensure strong performance against both leading and lagging safety and sustainability metrics
Act as a visible safety leader, embedding best practice across delivery teams and partner organisations
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Proven market leader with a strong track record of positioning, leading, and winning major opportunities
Extensive experience delivering large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects profitably
Demonstrated success working with infrastructure owners, operators, contractors, and partners
Strong commercial acumen with experience managing financial performance and project metrics
Experience operating within a global organisation, collaborating across sectors and geographies
Strong leadership capability, with a focus on developing teams and building long-term capability
Passionate about safety leadership, wellbeing, sustainable delivery, quality and innovation
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer 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 address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
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