Associate Director

AECOM; Lane; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Wide array of compensation and benefits

Support for professional growth

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director for its Building Services team in Croydon, England. This position involves leading multi-disciplinary projects in mechanical building services, managing a team of engineers, and fostering client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a degree in mechanical or building services engineering, substantial project management experience, and a strong technical understanding of building services. AECOM offers hybrid working options and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of the local market.
• Highly motivated with excellent technical understanding of mechanical building services.
• Significant track record of leading design teams.
• Experience in project management within a defined fee budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi‑disciplinary team for projects.
• Manage a team of engineers, specialists and support management.
• Ensure financial targets and internal KPIs are met.
• Negotiate additional fees and change control.

Skills

Mechanical engineering design

Project management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in mechanical or building services engineering

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job Summary

Our Building Services team are seeking an Associate Director to join the Building Services Design Consultant Engineering team based in our Croydon office to help lead the team and act as design lead on a number of MEP and multi‑disciplinary projects.

About the role

We are growing our Building Services Team in Croydon and this role is key to the team’s development. We are seeking an enthusiastic self‑motivated person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference in the mechanical field of building services as well as being involved with all other disciplines. The Associate Director will have knowledge and experience in relevant areas, familiar with working closely with clients & architects to deliver major UK, European & worldwide projects. A strong knowledge and experience of the South East of England marketplace is essential.

About the Office & team

The Croydon MEP team currently consists of approximately 16 engineers, with the intention of growing over the next few years.

The team works very closely with our St Albans and London offices and the candidate may be required to work in these offices from time to time, sharing resources to ensure teams are supported when needed.

The Croydon office MEP team have an established track record of successfully delivering local and regional projects. Some of our flagship work in recent years includes No 1 Knightsbridge, One Bramah, Sackville House, Lots Road Powerhouse, London Ambulance Services South London 11 Control Centre, Tower Bridge, London Power Tunnel 2, and the Snowdonia VIP Cable Tunnel, among others. We are also working on a number of public and private sector decarbonisation schemes.

Job Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the development of the team and grow AECOM’s market share in the local market as well as for projects further afield.
• Lead the multi‑disciplinary team for projects from feasibility through to operational phase for Building Services Projects.
• Manage a team/office of engineers, specialists and coordinate and support the management team.
• Ensure financial targets and internal KPIs are met, including motivating others to contribute.
• Prepare and present designs, reports and specifications.
• Manage the design and construction stage activities with both external and internal teams.
• Contribute to the update of AECOM standards.
• Deliver, review and approve mechanical engineering calculations.
• Negotiate additional fees and change control.
• Serve as the main point of contact with design teams.
• Act as project manager for the AECOM/Client contract, managing fee expenditure and program.
• Mentor junior staff, train them and promote CPD activities.
• Manage and build client and architect relationships to secure new and repeat work.
• Maintain and enhance expertise within the team and as an individual.
• Support and lead our 3D and BIM capabilities.

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of the local market.
• Highly motivated with excellent technical understanding of mechanical building services across different sectors and a good overview of other disciplines in building services.
• Significant track record of leading their discipline design teams.
• Experience in project management within a defined fee budget and program.
• Ability to speak fluently and communicate effectively in written reports and oral presentations.
• Experiences as a senior Mechanical Engineer or Building Services Engineer.
• Relevant experience in Mechanical Engineering design, including specification writing, calculations, and developing designs from first principles such as air & pipe system distribution, control systems, energy calculations, and knowledge of UK codes and practices.
• Experience of seeing conceptual designs through to completion and dealing directly with clients.
• Able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a proactive way.

Preferred Qualifications

Degree educated in mechanical or building services engineering or related discipline, ideally Chartered or with qualifications leading to this. Existing BPSS or SC preferred.

Additional Information

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.

We will help you foster a safe and respectful workplace, inviting everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

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 with a disability or long‑term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please let us know using this email address [e-mail].

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