Transport Asset Management Lead — Client Advisory & Growth

AMCL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AMCL is seeking an ambitious Associate Director to lead the UK & Ireland transport consultancy team, strengthening client relationships and delivering high-value engagements across the transport sector.

You will steer major client relationships, shape strategic solutions to complex infrastructure challenges, and grow the practice through new opportunities while mentoring teams and maintaining delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within the transport sector gained through infrastructure owners, operators or consultancies.
• Experience leading complex consulting engagements, transformation programmes or infrastructure improvement initiatives.
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Track record of growing client accounts and securing repeat or expanded commissions.
• Commercial awareness with experience managing project performance, revenue and profitability.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience leading, developing and mentoring high-performing teams.
• Established network across rail, highways, aviation, ports or wider transport infrastructure organisations.
• Experience in asset management, infrastructure strategy, asset information, investment planning or organisational transformation.
• Recognised industry profile through professional institutions, conferences, publications or industry forums.
• Experience winning consultancy work and converting opportunities into long-term client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Leading major client commissions with accountability for delivery excellence, client satisfaction and profitability.
• Acting as Engagement Director for complex programmes across the transport sector.
• Building trusted relationships with executive and senior leadership teams.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes with measurable client value.
• Shaping innovative solutions for asset management and infrastructure performance.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely and to a high standard.
• Growing key client accounts through development of additional opportunities.
• Originating and securing new work across the transport sector.
• Leading proposals, bids and strategic pursuits and cross-selling opportunities.

Skills

Significant experience in transport

Leading complex engagements

Client relationship management

Growing client accounts

Commercial awareness

Communication and presentation

Mentoring teams

Established transport network

Asset management experience

Industry thought leadership

Winning consultancy work

Job description

AMCL is seeking an ambitious Associate Director to lead the UK & Ireland transport consultancy team, strengthening client relationships and delivering high-value engagements across the transport sector.

You will steer major client relationships, shape strategic solutions to complex infrastructure challenges, and grow the practice through new opportunities while mentoring teams and maintaining delivery excellence.