Aviation Client & Programme Director

Lead the delivery of the Aviation Sector's three-year growth strategy across the UK & Ireland, identifying and converting priority market opportunities. Own the client engagement strategy for key aviation clients, developing executive-level relationships that position AECOM as a trusted long-term partner. Lead the pursuit, positioning and capture of major aviation opportunities (typically >$5M), including early engagement, influencing client strategies and shaping opportunities before procurement. Direct the end-to-end work winning process for strategic pursuits, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop compelling, differentiated proposals. Provide executive oversight of major aviation programmes, ensuring successful delivery that reinforces client confidence and supports future work winning. Be accountable for the performance of Aviation-owned projects, ensuring excellence in schedule, cost and quality, commercial performance, project governance and risk management, and client satisfaction. Drive strong business performance across sales bookings and pipeline conversion, revenue growth and profitability, gross and net margins, cashflow and DSO, and enterprise capability utilisation. Champion a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme.