Tunnelling Technical Director/ Team Lead in Newcastle upon Tyne

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The AECOM Tunnelling team is looking for an individual to lead our growing Tunnelling and Underground Structures Team. This role combines leadership and people management, the technical engineering challenges of a fast-paced engineering sector and market and client engagement. The team has approximately 15 - 20 engineers and a pipeline of exciting and challenging design projects in the UK and abroad.

You will work closely with our similar sized London based team and you will be expected to input into the strategy and direction of the UK tunnelling business, reporting to the UK Director of Tunnelling. In addition to the office leadership role, you will be expected to be involved in the delivery of a range of projects from a technical perspective.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about design and delivery as well as mentoring and developing colleagues and junior members of the team. A good communicator who can network well both within the different technical teams within AECOM and externally with clients and industry bodies.

Job Duties include:

• Safety culture and performance: You will ensure safety is the primary concern of all team members working in the office or on-site. This will include ensuring risk assessments are carried out for all work and safety control measures implemented as appropriate. You will encourage the reporting of incidents and near misses by team members and will report regular safety observations to enable learning and improvement.
• Stakeholder relationships: You will coordinate and contribute to the local work winning and business development activities, actively developing and maintaining relationships with Public Sector and contractor clients and stakeholders. You will be required to lead the production of proposals for new commissions and undertake reviews of commercial proposals matched to resourcing schedules.
• Quality control: Accuracy of data and forecasting provided to the Regional Lead for Tunnelling. Information reported on will include leading and lagging indicators of safety, financial performance, work pipeline and any other issues as they impact ability to deliver.
• Leadership: You will play a key role in defining and influencing the workplace culture. You will set the tone for communication and collaboration within the team, raising morale and job satisfaction, increasing productivity and efficiency in a positive and supportive environment.
• Collaboration: You will set a clear ethos and values for the team, foster collaboration and communications and create an inclusive work environment. You will create clear goals and rewards for the team. As engagement with clients and potential clients is an essential element of this role, it is expected that you will establish and maintain relationships with a number of clients and industry bodies to position AECOM to successfully tender work and maintain a leading role within the industry.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

Qualifications:

• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant field such as Civil or Geotechnical Engineering, coupled with post graduate experience in a Leadership role with a Tunnelling team.
• Chartered Engineer (EI, ICE, IStructE or equivalent recognized professional institution).
• Excellent communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in rock and soft ground and encompassing tunnels, shafts and deep excavations for transportation, energy and utility related schemes.
• Experience working on large, multi-disciplinary projects and an ability to engage with and understand the requirements of different disciplines and interfaces will be key.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!