Aviation Programme Director

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AECOM is seeking a strategic and commercially driven Programme Director to support and drive the growth and delivery of Aviation programmes across the UK & Ireland. Reporting to the Sector Director and working closely with the global Transportation leadership you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and delivering the sectors 3-year growth strategy while strengthening collaboration with the global Transportation business.

This role is focused on winning and delivering major projects (>$5M) building high-value client relationships and driving excellence in project performance safety and operational outcomes.

Heres what youll do:

Strategic Growth & Work Winning

• Support and drive the sectors 3-year growth plan across UK & Ireland in support of the Sector Directors strategy

• Lead positioning client engagement and bid activity to win Aviation opportunities $5M including early and enabling packages

• Manage the end-to-end work winning process for major programmes

• Define and implement the hybrid Enterprise Capability (EC) and. home country delivery model for bids

• Enhance AECOMs market presence and reputation with infrastructure owners operators and contractors

• Collaborate with global teams to support growth across Europe and India through capability knowledge and resource sharing

Project & Client Leadership

• Act as AECOMs senior representative in the delivery of major aviation programmes
• Own and lead strategic client relationships ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business
• Drive continuous improvement based on client feedback and performance outcomes
• Lead collaboration with contractors partners and supply chain to ensure high-performing delivery teams

Delivery & Commercial Performance

• Accountable for successful delivery of Aviation Sector owned projects typically >$5M in revenue ensuring performance across:
  • Schedule cost and quality
  • Project governance compliance
• Drive strong commercial performance including:
  • Sales bookings and revenue growth
  • Gross/net revenue and margin
  • Cashflow and DSO performance
  • Optimisation of EC utilisation
  • High-quality project data and reporting
• Deliver programmes profitably and sustainably aligned with business objectives

Leadership & Capability Development

• Work within Transportation to build capability and capacity aligned to long-term growth
• Lead collaboration across Business Lines sectors and geographies to unlock opportunities and strengthen delivery
• Contribute to the development of a high-performing globally connected team
• Support the implementation of strategic workforce planning and resourcing models

Safety Health Environment & Wellbeing (SHE)

• Champion and actively lead the SHE & Wellbeing agenda across all major projects
• Ensure strong performance against both leading and lagging safety and sustainability metrics
• Act as a visible safety leader embedding best practice across delivery teams and partner organisations

Qualifications :

Heres what were looking for:

• Proven market leader with a strong track record of positioning leading and winning major opportunities
• Extensive experience delivering large-scale multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects profitably
• Demonstrated success working with infrastructure owners operators contractors and partners
• Strong commercial acumen…