Assistant Director of Civil Infrastructure

Assistant Director of Civil Infrastructure

AECOM is seeking an Assistant Director of Civil Infrastructure for one of our offices in Sacramento, CA.

This role will provide consistency and integration across engineering designs, standards, and technical requirements throughout all phases of project delivery. The role provides expert guidance on complex engineering issues, cost estimating, and construction support while overseeing preliminary engineering, design development, and technical alternatives. The incumbent coordinates with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with engineering requirements, interface management, and alignment with operational needs.

Additionally, the position supports executive leadership by providing technical insight to inform timely and effective strategic decision-making.

Job responsibilities include ensuring the engineering documents, standards, and technical requirements are consistent and coordinating engineering documentation with other functional support groups; providing recommendations on complex issues, cost estimation, and construction support; assisting with development, recommendation, and implementation of policies, as applicable, in relation to engineering management, engineering standards, and technical requirements, infrastructure development, system development, design, and construction support including change management;

assisting with engineering activities necessary to support planning, development, procurement, design, and construction of the projects; managing the engineering activities of preliminary engineering, alternative technical concepts, design, and design variances; verifying that designs are compliant with the engineering requirements; providing functional support including interface coordination between engineering and other function groups, coordination between Civil coordination with O&M, and assistance for implementing third-party requirements;

and supporting executives on strategic matters to ensure timely and effective decision-making in relation to engineering matters.

Minimum requirements include a BA/BS + 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership. California registered Professional Engineer is also required.

Preferred requirements include a degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline; experience of senior roles in complex major projects or programs; ability to analyze and inspire innovative solutions to complex challenges; advanced understanding of engineering management in complex and large-scale rail projects or programs from planning through preliminary engineering, detail design, construction support, and coordination with system and O&M engineering leadership experience and roles in alternative delivery projects;

extensive experience in value engineering and configuration change management; and interface management experience between construction stages or contractors/suppliers during design and implementation phases.

Travel may be required for this position. Sponsorship is offered for this role.