AECOM ArabiaPosted 3 weeks ago

Aviation Client & Programme Director

AECOM ArabiaPosted 3 weeks ago

$5,000,000–$5,000,000 year

HybridSt Albans, England, United Kingdom

St Albans, England, United KingdomHybridFull Time$5,000,000–$5,000,000 yearSenior LevelConstructionEnterprise

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterpriseConstruction

Job Summary

Lead the three-year growth strategy for AECOM's Aviation business across the UK & Ireland by securing major opportunities over $5M and converting strategic pursuits. Own client engagement for key accounts, develop executive-level relationships, and build sustainable pipelines while delivering flagship programmes with excellence in schedule, cost, and quality. Provide oversight of project governance, risk management, and commercial performance including revenue growth, profitability, and cashflow. Champion safety, sustainability, and client experience across multidisciplinary teams to drive repeat business and enhance AECOM's reputation as a trusted aviation partner.

Required Qualifications

Proven success leading the pursuit, capture and conversion of major infrastructure opportunities
Strong track record of winning strategic programmes
Established relationships within the aviation sector
Credibility with airport operators, infrastructure owners, contractors and delivery partners
Demonstrated experience developing client strategies
Experience growing key accounts
Experience securing repeat business
Extensive experience leading the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure programmes
Strong commercial acumen
Experience managing business performance
Experience managing profitability
Experience managing growth
Experience operating within a global organisation
Experience leveraging international capability to deliver client value
Inspirational leadership
Passion for building high-performing teams
Passion for developing future capability
Visible advocate for safety
Visible advocate for sustainability
Visible advocate for innovation
Visible advocate for client excellence
All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment

Desired Qualifications

Experience developing future leaders
Experience strengthening capability in client management
Experience strengthening capability in capture
Experience strengthening capability in bid leadership
Experience strengthening capability in programme delivery
Support strategic workforce planning
Experience ensuring capability aligns with market demand
Experience ensuring capability aligns with growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators
Experience embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably
Experience creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions
Experience maximising opportunities
Experience strengthening integrated delivery
Experience ensuring successful delivery that reinforces client confidence
Experience supporting future work winning
Experience ensuring excellence in Schedule
Experience ensuring excellence in cost
Experience ensuring excellence in quality
Experience ensuring excellence in Commercial performance
Experience ensuring excellence in Project governance
Experience ensuring excellence in risk management
Experience ensuring excellence in Client satisfaction
Experience driving strong business performance across Sales bookings
Experience driving strong business performance across pipeline conversion
Experience driving strong business performance across Revenue growth
Experience driving strong business performance across profitability
Experience driving strong business performance across Gross and net margins
Experience driving strong business performance across Cashflow
Experience driving strong business performance across DSO
Experience driving strong business performance across Enterprise Capability utilisation
Experience driving high-quality project reporting
Experience driving high-quality project governance
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience ensuring successful delivery that strengthens client confidence, creates repeat business and enhances AECOM's reputation as a trusted aviation partner
Experience leading the pursuit, positioning and capture of major aviation opportunities
Experience including early engagement
Experience influencing client strategies
Experience shaping opportunities before procurement
Experience bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop compelling, differentiated proposals
Experience developing winning strategies that leverage AECOM's global capability
Experience developing winning strategies that leverage technical excellence
Experience developing winning strategies that leverage programme delivery expertise
Experience implementing and optimising the hybrid Enterprise Capability (EC) and home-country delivery model
Experience maximising competitiveness
Experience maximising delivery value
Experience expanding AECOM's profile across the aviation market
Experience through active industry engagement
Experience through thought leadership
Experience through executive client relationships
Experience collaborating with global Aviation and Transportation teams
Experience unlocking cross-border opportunities
Experience sharing capability
Experience sharing innovation
Experience sharing resources
Experience acting as AECOM's executive client sponsor for key aviation accounts
Experience acting as AECOM's executive client sponsor for major programmes
Experience building trusted relationships with infrastructure owners
Experience building trusted relationships with airport operators
Experience building trusted relationships with contractors
Experience building trusted relationships with delivery partners
Experience generating repeat business
Experience generating long-term growth
Experience developing account growth plans for strategic clients
Experience identifying opportunities to expand AECOM's services across programmes
Experience identifying opportunities to expand AECOM's services across portfolios
Experience championing exceptional client experience
Experience using client feedback
Experience using market insight
Experience continuously improving performance
Experience strengthening our competitive position
Experience providing executive oversight of major aviation programmes
Experience ensuring successful delivery that reinforces client confidence and supports future work winning
Experience being accountable for the performance of Aviation-owned projects
Experience ensuring excellence in Schedule
Experience ensuring excellence in cost
Experience ensuring excellence in quality
Experience ensuring excellence in Commercial performance
Experience ensuring excellence in Project governance
Experience ensuring excellence in risk management
Experience ensuring excellence in Client satisfaction
Experience driving strong business performance across Sales bookings
Experience driving strong business performance across pipeline conversion
Experience driving strong business performance across Revenue growth
Experience driving strong business performance across profitability
Experience driving strong business performance across Gross and net margins
Experience driving strong business performance across Cashflow
Experience driving strong business performance across DSO
Experience driving strong business performance across Enterprise Capability utilisation
Experience driving high-quality project reporting
Experience driving high-quality project governance
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably
Experience creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business
Experience delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation
Experience fostering collaboration across Business Lines
Experience fostering collaboration across global regions
Experience maximising opportunities
Experience strengthening integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders
Experience strengthening capability in client management
Experience strengthening capability in capture
Experience strengthening capability in bid leadership
Experience strengthening capability in programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning
Experience ensuring capability aligns with market demand
Experience ensuring capability aligns with growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators
Experience embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably
Experience creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions
Experience maximising opportunities and strengthening integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery
Experience supporting strategic workforce planning to ensure capability aligns with market demand and growth ambitions
Experience championing a culture where safety, wellbeing and sustainability are fundamental to every client engagement and programme
Experience acting as a visible safety leader across major pursuits and delivery programmes
Experience driving strong performance against leading and lagging SHE indicators while embedding best practice across project teams and partners
Experience ensuring programmes are delivered safely, sustainably and profitably while creating opportunities for future growth
Experience building a high-performing Aviation business capable of delivering sustained market growth
Experience fostering collaboration across Transportation, Business Lines and global regions to maximise opportunities and strengthen integrated delivery
Experience developing future leaders and strengthening capability in client management, capture, bid leadership and programme delivery

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