Rail Infrastructure Director: Strategy, Design & O&M

Aecom2; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Well-being resources

Employee assistance program

Descripción de la vacante

AECOM is seeking a senior professional with extensive experience in rail infrastructure to lead strategy, technical reviews, and lifecycle decisions from concept through commissioning. This role acts as the technical authority and shadow operator, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across international programs to ensure long-term operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, contribute to bids, and represent infrastructure O&M interests in design and construction

Formación

• Senior experience across full lifecycle of rail infrastructure: planning, design, construction, testing and commissioning, operations and maintenance.
• Experience as technical authority or shadow operator in infrastructure O&M decisions.
• International project experience across multiple rail markets and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsabilidades

• Leads infrastructure strategy and technical review for high-speed and conventional rail programs, from concept through commissioning.
• Acts as technical authority and shadow operator.
• Represents infrastructure operations and maintenance interests in design and construction decisions.
• Directs the development of infrastructure maintenance concepts, rules, and OPEX models for track, systems, stations, and infrastructure maintenance facilities.
• Reviews designs and proposals for constructability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost, identifying risks.
• Leads infrastructure value engineering across subsystems: civil works, track, energy, signalling, and control systems.
• Supports testing and commissioning planning, and the technical handover of infrastructure from construction to operations.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary and multicultural teams across international programs.
• Interfaces with client leadership, planners, and designers to align decisions with long-term operational constraints.
• Contributes to bid development and technical proposals for new infrastructure and O&M opportunities.
• Mentors engineering and infrastructure O&M staff; trains internal resources, partners and third parties.
• Serves as senior technical representative for the discipline with regional and global clients, building trust and demonstrating EC's technical leadership.
• Collaborates with global EC centers to align standards, approaches, and solutions.
• Represents discipline externally as a subject matter expert and thought leader.
• Leads mentoring and capability-building programs for engineers and senior technical staff.
• Promotes professional accreditation, global knowledge exchange, and technical growth.

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Lifecycle management

Rail infrastructure

Multinational collaboration

Educación

Civil Engineering degree

Descripción del empleo

AECOM is seeking a senior professional with extensive experience in rail infrastructure to lead strategy, technical reviews, and lifecycle decisions from concept through commissioning. This role acts as the technical authority and shadow operator, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across international programs to ensure long-term operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, contribute to bids, and represent infrastructure O&M interests in design and construction