Technical Director Water

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Our Ireland Water team have a vacancy in our Dublin office for a Technical Director with experience in leading delivery of water and/or wastewater engineering schemes.

This role is a cornerstone position within AECOMs UK & Ireland Water business. It combines strategic leadership technical oversight and business development to drive growth innovation and excellence in water infrastructure services.

The successful candidate will be joining a growing team of over 160 Water staff on the island of Ireland that are actively involved in the delivery and services to a range of both local and national clients with projects at all phases of delivery. You will be part of the supporting management team and play a pivotal role fostering client relationships leading opportunities mentoring high-performing teams and ensuring commercial success.

Heres what youll do:

• Client Relationship Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to our key client Uisce Éireann fostering long-term partnerships and strengthening relationships founded on delivery excellence. Proactively engage identifying opportunities for cross-selling and expanding AECOMs services.
• Technical Oversight: Lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver integrated designs ensuring compliance with standards safety and quality. Providing high-level technical expertise and direction for complex projects throughout feasibility design planning tender and construction stages. Champion innovation and digital solutions to deliver efficiency for our clients.
• Strategic Growth & Business Development: Drive business development through proactive engagement and secure new opportunities to continue our pipeline growth and expand AECOMs footprint in the Ireland Water sector. Prepare detailed proposals client briefs and fee proposals with ability to lead bids.
• Team Management: Lead mentor and manage regional staff including associates and senior engineers to ensure high performance. Promote a collaborative and innovative team culture encouraging continuous improvement and development. Establish strong working relationships with other internal teams across AECOMs business lines including Environment Energy Planning Landscape.

Enjoy the Perks.

Youll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued - and lets not forget the perks! At AECOM youll enjoy a range of core benefits designed to support your future and well-being and flexible benefits you can customise to suit your lifestyle. Take advantage of our technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days to accelerate your career development and utilise our flexible hybrid working model to create a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that everyones circumstances are different so were more than happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality we want to hear from you. Follow our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry! 

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Professional recognition as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
• Substantial experience in a senior leadership role within a consultancy or contracting environment.
• Proven track record of operating within the island of Ireland and a strong understanding of the water industry and our key client Uisce Éireann.
• Strong business acumen financial management capabilities and exceptional communication skills. 
• A solid track record of working on projects of various size scale and complexity with experience in dealing directly with clients.
• Experience with engineering design and safety practices and procedures for health & safety design and quality assurance.
• Supervising work ensuring that it is carried out to an appropriate technical standard co-ordinated across design disciplines and is managed to programme and budget.
• Demonstrated experience in business development and/or technical excellence.
• A history of successful bidding and development of long-term trusted client relationships.

Additional Information :

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at . At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Katie Scales.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at 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 youre 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. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well 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.

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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time