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Associate Director - Roads, Public Transport, & Greenways

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AECOM

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Engineering
  • Galway
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AI generated summary

  • You must be chartered and experienced in Road and Highways engineering, with knowledge of NTA and TII Standards, project management, and contracts including NEC/FIDIC. Experience with dispute resolution processes is preferred.
  • You will lead a team to deliver road projects, oversee technical delivery, provide expertise, ensure quality, manage contract risk, mentor team members, bring innovation, and champion safety and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Ideally chartered with a relevant institution (e.g. Engineers Ireland, ICE or similar)
  • Experience in Road and Highways engineering and approves sign off on complex transportation designs.
  • Experience in NTA and TII Standards, Project Management Guidelines, and Project Appraisal Guidelines
  • You will have a good working knowledge of contracts including PWC/GCC/ NEC/FIDIC, preference for candidate who have acted (or supported) as employers rep or equivalent on works contracts above €5m, and the associated dispute resolution processes.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver: A wide portfolio of Road projects from pursuit through to completion or single large-scale commissions.
  • Oversee: You will be responsible for the appointment of competent discipline lead engineers for technical delivery. Plan and develop engineering tasks concerned with unique problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
  • Provide Expertise: Offer technical knowledge and expertise to the design team on all aspects of multi-disciplinary projects, from conceptual phases to implementation.
  • Ensure Quality: Working through the complexities of our Transportation projects, you will hold our clients’ hands and overcome problems in unison when they inevitably arise.
  • Collaborate: Leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver integrated designs and building effective relationships with our technical teams and Clients.
  • Duties:
  • Mitigate and manage contract risk associated with scope creep and monitor key project performance indicators and ensure that project data is accurate and provided in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical scrutiny and verification of project deliverables and independently prepare reports and communicate with senior management.
  • Demonstrate team leadership skills and undertake mentoring and line management duties.
  • Bring innovation and new ideas to clients and project teams.
  • Demonstrated commercial acumen, and the ability to contribute to bid development.
  • Demonstrated competence in management of safety during design and construction with understanding of the legislative requirements for designers, and the ability to contribute and lead this element on projects and champion AECOM quality assurance and quality control standards.

FAQs

What type of projects will the Associate Director be working on in this role?

The Associate Director will be working on a wide portfolio of Road projects, including NTA schemes, greenways, bus priority projects, light rail schemes, and transportation D&B schemes, among others.

AECOM

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Engineering & Construction
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10,001+
Employees
1990
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

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 $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022

Culture & Values

  • Safeguard

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  • Innovate

    We think without limits and embrace new ideas, shaping digital solutions to help clients address current and future challenges.

  • Collaborate

    We connect unrivaled expertise from around the world to anticipate and solve our clients’ most pressing challenges.

  • Deliver

    We grow our business through relentless client focus, operational excellence and exceptional project execution.

  • Sustain

    We take action to make a positive impact on the planet, enrich the communities we touch and build legacies for future generations.

  • Thrive

    We build diverse teams, create an inclusive workplace and provide opportunities where each one of our people can reach their full potential.

Benefits

  • Bi-annual salary review while on the GDP

  • 25 days annual leave, plus all public holidays, and the opportunity to buy and sell holiday

  • Private medical insurance

  • Life assurance, income protection (permanent staff only)

  • Flexible benefits such as childcare vouchers and gym membership discount

  • Pension scheme that also gives you access to MyMoneyWorks, which is designed to help you plan for your future goals and provide guidance and information on a range of financial product

  • 15 days paid leave per annum for formally signed up reservists (AECOM is recognised as a Gold Employer by the Ministry of Defence for our work with the Armed Forces Covenant)