Practice Director – Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance & Engineering Management

Practice Director – Systems Engineering, Safety Assurance & Engineering Management

AECOM is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Practice Director, Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance (SESA) & Engineering Management (EM) to support the growth and delivery of our Transportation business. The role will lead capability development, drive project delivery excellence, and play a key role in securing and delivering work across frameworks and standalone opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support client relationships for the Practice
• Ensure successful project delivery – meeting schedule, cost, and quality targets
• Lead continuous improvement through client feedback and delivery performance
• Implement and uphold AECOM project governance standards
• Build and lead effective supply chain and partner relationships
• Lead the SESA and EM community, including a national team of professionals across varying levels of experience
• Grow capability and capacity within the practice regionally and through EC collaboration
• Drive utilisation performance and align resource planning at a national level
• Mentor, develop, and retain high-performing teams, fostering a strong and inclusive culture
• Support operational performance across the Transportation Systems Practice, including cost, schedule, and quality
• Drive quality and innovation to differentiate AECOM from peers
• Drive performance against key business KPIs and growth targets
• Coordinate national workshare and resource planning aligned to practice objectives
• Promote and lead Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) and Wellbeing initiatives across projects and teams
• Act as a visible safety leader, embedding best practices at both project and operational levels
• Monitor and improve both leading and lagging sustainability and safety metrics
• Work closely with Transportation, other Business Lines, and global geographies
• Support multi-disciplinary project delivery across sectors
• Share knowledge, best practices, and technical expertise across the organisation
• Strengthen collaboration with EC teams to enhance delivery capability and efficiency
• Deliver the existing Transportation framework portfolio while helping to secure repeat business and new opportunities
• Support the end‑to‑end sales cycle for projects
• Provide capability, expertise, and resources to support bids led at sector level
• Support and embed the Enterprise Capability (EC) vs. home country delivery model for bids
• Develop discipline‑specific EC strategies and relationships to maximise global delivery capability
• Contribute to Transportation growth across Europe and India through knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Support the Practice’s engagement in cross‑sector growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance (SESA), Engineering Management or multi‑disciplinary infrastructure teams
• Strong track record in supporting work winning, delivering projects, and successful client relationship management
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects
• Experience working across regions, sectors, and business lines
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing large, diverse teams
• Commercially astute with the ability to deliver profitable, high‑quality outcomes
• Passionate about developing people, improving performance, and driving quality and innovation
• Committed to safety leadership and wellbeing

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are a DisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

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