Overview
In this role you lead the Highways & Complete Streets team within AECOM’s Transportation group, based in London or St Albans. You’ll drive client relationships, shape work-winning strategies, and oversee multi-disciplinary project delivery. You will mentor teams, collaborate across internal units, and promote thought leadership to raise the firm’s profile. This is a chance to apply cutting-edge technologies and deliver high-impact infrastructure projects that serve communities.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible hybrid working model
- career development opportunities
- AECOM University
- volunteering days
Responsibilities
- Lead client relationship management and identify commercial opportunities in London and the Southeast
- Help win work via bids, tenders, and proposal development
- Drive thought leadership and visibility through social media and publicity channels
- Provide technical leadership across highways and complete streets projects and ensure high-quality deliverables
- Oversee project and programme delivery, ensuring compliance with standards, safety requirements, and AECOM procedures
- Manage resourcing and contribute to recruitment for local and wider teams
- Collaborate with internal teams across geographies and business lines
- Mentor staff, support professional development, and monitor team skills for best practices
Key requirements
- A relevant degree and Chartered status with a recognised professional institution or equivalent industry experience
- Proven experience in leadership, business development, client management, and project delivery
- leadership
- stakeholder management
- communication
- mentoring
- team collaboration
Technical Director - Highways & Active Travel in St Albans employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our extensive career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working model, and a culture that values diversity and inclusion. Join us in the South East, where you can make a meaningful impact on transport planning while enjoying a range of personalised benefits tailored to support your well-being and professional aspirations.
