Infrastructure Decarbonisation Technical Director

Infrastructure Decarbonisation Technical Director

• Full-time
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line:
  Energy
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK
  - Edinburgh
  - Tanfield

We are seeking an experienced Technical Director to support the growth of our infrastructure decarbonisation services within the Environment and Energy Business Unit, based in Basingstoke, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nottingham, Leeds, London, and Manchester, while benefiting from a flexible hybrid working model.

Working closely with business leadership, you will identify emerging market opportunities, develop a sustainable pipeline of low‑carbon advisory projects, and contribute to the delivery of strategic business objectives.

You will play a key role in supporting and leading major bids, tenders, and proposals to secure positions on national and regional frameworks. The successful candidate will provide strategic and technical advice to executive‑level clients, regulators, and infrastructure organisations, helping them identify and implement opportunities to decarbonise projects and meet regulatory and net‑zero commitments.

You will also contribute to the organisation's market profile through thought leadership, conference presentations, and industry engagement, promoting our expertise in low‑carbon and greenhouse gas advisory services.

• Demonstrable experience acting as a technical lead for greenhouse gas assessments.
• Excellent knowledge of greenhouse gas reporting methodologies, including GHG Protocol, PAS 2080, and ISO 14000 standards.
• Strong understanding of UK and EU greenhouse gas policy, legislation, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of greenhouse gas and climate change Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes.
• Excellent understanding of greenhouse gas emissions impacts across infrastructure sectors, including power, transportation, and water.

• Proven experience developing and implementing low‑carbon design solutions across infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading the development of carbon management strategies and Net‑Zero Transition Plans.
• Ability to provide strategic carbon advisory services and identify practical decarbonisation opportunities for clients.

• Experience supporting or leading major bids, tenders, and framework submissions.
• Strong business development experience within infrastructure greenhouse gas advisory services.
• Commercial awareness across project delivery, business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.
• Ability to identify and develop new market opportunities and client relationships.

• Experience providing strategic and technical advice to senior stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and infrastructure clients.
• Strong people management, mentoring, and team development skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and contribute to business growth initiatives.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high‑quality technical outputs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience contributing to thought leadership initiatives, industry forums, and conference presentations.
• Experience delivering greenhouse gas management services within the power, renewable energy, carbon capture, water, or transportation sectors.
• Experience providing carbon advisory services to infrastructure providers, corporate organisations, or industrial clients.
• Experience developing science‑based targets and decarbonisation pathways.
• Understanding of nature‑based solutions, carbon offsetting, and wider climate mitigation approaches.

Our teams are supported by hybrid work options, a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well‑being programs that meet the diverse needs of employees and their families.

All candidates are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition that meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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