Wayfinding & Signage Designer

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We are seeking a pro‑active and dynamic professional to work with the client team and relevant consultant teams to help create an intuitive navigation system (signs, maps, digital guides) for the client project.

The candidate will have experience in signage and way finding systems for complex spaces, combining their skills and experience to guide users efficiently and reduce confusion, mobility strategy, and accessibility to create clear, user‑friendly experiences.

Design and implements integrated signage and information systems that help people navigate complex environments, ensuring intuitive, accessible, and brand‑aligned way finding solutions for diverse user groups, for the client project.

• Research & Analysis: Conduct site analysis, user research (interviews, surveys), and understand architectural plans and user behavior. Study existing and evolving reports for the project to understand and be able to implement agreed and approved strategies.
• Strategy & Concept: Develop overarching way finding strategies, concepts, and visual systems. Review other consultants’ work to align with approved client systems and approved Masterplan and Guidelines.
• Design & Development: Create signage, symbols, maps, digital guides, and prototypes, integrating branding and accessibility. Review other consultants’ work to align with approved client systems and approved Masterplan and Guidelines.
• Collaboration: Work with architects, client, PMC’s, contractors and manufacturers, to coordinate Public Realm, Asset Designs and Infrastructure.
• Implementation: Review shop drawings and construction documents, manage mock‑ups, and oversee production/installation.
• Accessibility: Ensure compliance with standards (e.g., ADA) and cater to diverse needs (visual, physical).

• Often collaborative, working across design, architecture, and construction teams. Ideal candidate will have experience with review and assessment of way finding systems from strategy through to detailed design for implementation.
• May involve some site visits and travel.
• Focus on enhancing user experience, reducing stress, and improving clarity in challenging environments within the client’s project.
• Attend workshops with client and consultants to achieve required outcomes.

• Education: Degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture or related field.
• Experience: 8+ Proven experience in signage, environmental graphics, or way finding.
• Skills: Strong visual design, problem‑solving, communication, user empathy, understanding of spatial orientation, and knowledge of accessibility principles.
• Software: Proficiency in design software (Revit/Revizto, Adobe Creative Suite, CAD, Sketch Up are a plus).

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well‑being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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