Remote Associate Director - Highways and Infrastructure

Job Summary

Associate Director – Highways (Belfast Office). Lead delivery of transportation engineering schemes for a dynamic team of civil engineering professionals. Responsible for managing project lifecycles, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and supporting wider AECOM operations across the UK, Ireland, and overseas.

Key Responsibilities

• Anticipate project and operational requirements, proactively identifying and resolving routine and complex issues.
• Oversee full lifecycle delivery of highway, public transport, and active travel projects—including feasibility, conceptual design, detailed engineering, community engagement, and construction management.
• Appoint and manage competent discipline lead engineers, ensuring high quality technical delivery.
• Plan and develop engineering tasks, define scope, and introduce novel concepts and approaches through technical exploration.
• Provide technical expertise across all project phases, from conceptual stages to implementation.
• Ensure quality by reviewing technical reports, deliverables, and compliance with project briefs.
• Lead health, safety, and wellness initiatives, maintaining a safe working environment in line with AECOM policies.
• Monitor financial performance and act as Project Manager upon accreditation on AECOM’s project management system.
• Monitor and develop team skill sets, support professional progression toward Chartered Engineer status.
• Build client relationships and identify commercial opportunities, preparing proposals, client briefs, and fee proposals.
• Collaborate with internal teams across planning, streets, structures, infrastructure, water, power, and landscape to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support marketing and business development objectives regionally and nationally.

Current & Upcoming Projects

• N4 Mullingar to Longford
• M21 Adare Bypass
• Carlow Southern Relief Road & Multi Modal Transport Corridor
• N3 M50 to Clonee & the N3 Bus Priority and Active Travel Scheme
• A24 Ballynahinch Bypass
• Newry Southern Relief Road
• A6 Londonderry to Dungiven Phase 2
• York Street Interchange Asset Management and Renewals
• TII Standards Commission - Network Asset Management and Maintenance Framework
• DBFO1 Package 1 Northern Ireland - Technical Advisory Services
• Greenways and Active Travel programmes (Lough Key, West Cork, Galway to Oughterard, Donegal – >300 km)
• Public Transport – large‑scale bus infrastructure programmes for the National Transport Authority
• Energy Transition – HV cabling, sub‑station projects for Eirgrid, ESB, and co‑ordination for solar and wind farm grid connections.

Qualifications

• Track record of involvement in preliminary, detailed design, or construction phases of civil engineering, infrastructure, or transportation projects.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of high‑quality technical delivery within an infrastructure or civil engineering sector.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with clients, team members, and industry peers.
• Interest and ability to mentor and develop a team.
• Actively seeking to transition into or expand within the transportation area, with a focus on project lifecycle delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant degree and Chartered status, or on track to achieve Chartered status shortly.
• Membership of a professional institution.
• Experience leading significant packages on major transportation projects.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model to support work‑life balance.
• Career development opportunities and technical practice networks.
• Standard and personalized well‑being benefits.

EEO Statement

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. All backgrounds and abilities are welcomed. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please let us know. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, a Disability Confident Employer, and we provide an interview for applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum or essential criteria for the role. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.