Rail Regional Civils Design Discipline Lead

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We are searching for a Civils Design Regional Lead to join us here at AECOM, working collaboratively with our multi-disciplinary leads on our Transportation projects. 

As the Civils Design Regional Lead for London and South East, you will be responsible for leadership, leading client stakeholder engagement and intelligence, team development, technical excellence and championing the use of processes and governance.  You would be expected to interface with other regional teams and Global design centres with AECOM. 

Our key external stakeholders include Network Rail, TfL and key contactor partners.

The region currently comprises approx. 100 FTE headcount and has an interest mix of heavy and light rail work in both the renewals and enhancement space. 

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Lead the Civils Rail Design growth strategy and delivery in region
• Promote a culture of inclusiveness
• Grow strong relationships with clients and partners
• Own discipline performance by working closely with project managers
• Be a role model for compliance and governance adherence
• Engage with the wider AECOM business (i.e. other end markets, and Client Account Managers) to support strategy and growth targets

Safety

• Lead the safety culture for the Civils team in the region
• Cascade relevant briefing material within the team

Excellence in Execution

• Ensure that relevant projects within the region are resourced with the appropriate civils staff
• Work collaboratively with the Professional head of Civil Engineering to identify training requirements and funding
• Play a key part in delivering the operation’s KPIs for the London South East Rail region through high quality delivery

• Promote the appropriate use of governance and processes to support the business
• Maintains utilisation within the team through effective workshare and resource planning

People

• Develop and manage the LSE Rail Civils team
• Ensure that the discipline has appropriate structure, succession, and development plans, including early careers recruitment and development
• Instil a culture where others share knowledge, insights, and learning

• Works with the Professional head of Civil Engineering and Regional Director to build a strong working relationship with global resources in the Enterprise Capability Centre (ECC) allowing the region to draw on the benefits of this resource
• Demonstrates commitment to the team’s achievement of professional accomplishment eg. Chartership and actively mentors team members in their development

Work Winning/ clients

• Develop/maintain key client and supply chain relationships
• Build a pipeline of projects and opportunities though engagement with the Regional Director, regional PMs, and other RSGE geographies
• Technically lead bids as required
• Promote a culture of success
• Engage with the wider AECOM business to support strategy and growth targets

• Extensive experience in Civils Rail Design delivery within the Rail sector
• Demonstrable experience in team management
• Strategic thinker
• Understanding of the process and practices involved in the design and delivery of projects in the contemporary railway sector
• Flexible and proactive approach
• Chartered engineer

Ideally you will be experienced in the use of Network Rail, London Underground, Railway Group Standards as well as the relevant British Standards and Eurocodes.

We recognise a variety of experience and backgrounds may suit this role and that experience levels in specific technical areas may vary. If you feel you only meet some of the requirements below or have transferrable skills, we would still love to hear from you!

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. 

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you

About AECOM

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.