Associate Director - Transport Planning

Overview

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of what s possible? AECOM continues to expand their successful Transport Planning team in Dublin. As part of a wider growth initiative linked to our strategic plan, we are currently seeking to appoint an individual to join our Transport Planning Team as Associate Director.

You are a highly motivated, organised, and proactive leader with a proven track record in delivering transport solutions. With extensive experience in leading diverse teams in a fast-paced environment, you have excelled in planning and delivering projects mainly for public sector clients. As a leader, you are responsible for fostering a culture of success, engagement, and development within the team while ensuring the successful management of projects from inception to completion.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Technical Excellence: you will support technical excellence and business with specific focus on client engagement, project delivery and technical resource development.

Oversee: This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our leadership team s focus on people, clients, technical excellence, operational efficiencies and sustainable growth.

Deliver: Drive the technical delivery of transport planning projects drawing expertise/resources from across AECOM UK & I. Take responsibility for project delivery including technical focus, quality, programme, budget and resource management.

Collaboration: Support to the wider Planning Ireland business as Project Manager for some of our key projects with responsibility for programme, budget and resource management. Collaborate with project managers and national Technical Experts to identify/allocate resources effectively and optimise delivery performance.

Come grow with us. We develop projects from concept through to operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

And let s not forget about the perks  ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Membership of a recognized, relevant professional body.
• Min. Bachelor s degree in transport/urban planning or engineering, civil engineering, project management or a related field.
• Experienced Associate Director, preferably within a multi-disciplinary consultancy
• Strong understanding of the transportation sector, regulatory and policy frameworks, and socio-political drivers.
• Demonstrated success in project management and technical excellence in transport planning.
• Proven track record in developing and growing client relationships.
• Strong experience in project appraisal and evaluation would be advantageous.

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