Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering

Practice Director
- Ports and Marine Engineering

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  London, City of
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK
  - London
  - Aldgate Tower

AECOM is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Practice Director – Ports & Marine Engineering to support the growth and delivery of our business.

You will lead capability development, drive project delivery excellence, and play a key role in securing and delivering work across frameworks and standalone opportunities.

This is a strategic leadership position, combining work winning, operational leadership, and people development, with a strong focus on collaboration across regions and Enterprise Capability (EC) teams.

The Practice Director will be focused on delivering our existing diverse portfolio of Ports & Marine projects as well as growing to meet the demands of high growth sectors for the integration and coordination of multi-disciplinary, complex infrastructure projects.

• Lead and 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

• 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 Ports & Marine Engineering, 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 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 Ports & Marine Engineering framework and project portfolio while helping to secure repeat business and new opportunities 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
• Support the Practice’s engagement in cross-sector growth opportunities

• Extensive experience in ports, coastal, or marine engineering with a track record leading large, complex programs.
• Professional registration (e.g., Chartered Engineer, PE, or equivalent) and degree in civil/coastal/marine engineering or related field.
• Demonstrable success in client development, winning strategic pursuits, and delivering major multi-disciplinary projects.
• Strong technical grounding in marine structures (quay walls, jetties, berths), coastal protection, dredging and reclamation, terminals, navigation, and resilience.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and guidance (e.g., PIANC and regional codes) and digital delivery (BIM, analytics, modeling).
• Proven team leadership, P&L accountability, and capability building across distributed teams.
• Proven experience leading in Ports & Marine Engineering or multi-disciplinary infrastructure teams
• Strong track record in supporting work winning, delivering projects, and successful client relationship management

We are aDisability 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 [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.