Senior Rail Quality Lead – Infrastructure Programs

AECOM; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Quality Lead for Rail projects to join our Dublin-based team, supporting major transport infrastructure programmes across Ireland. This programme-level role provides governance, strategy, and assurance to drive quality across multiple workstreams and interfaces, including tunnelling and rail.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in quality management within complex infrastructure programmes, familiarity with Irish client procedures, and the

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Quality Management within major infrastructure/engineering programmes.
• Experience operating at programme, portfolio or PMO level, not just single projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, audits, non-conformance handling and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with Irish transport environment procedures and standards.
• Experience with tunnelling and/or rail project quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality management activities at programme/PMO level across projects and workstreams.
• Develop and maintain Programme-level Quality Management Plans and assurance frameworks.
• Provide independent QA/governance, identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure teams comply with client requirements, standards and procedures.
• Establish quality KPIs and report quality status and risks to programme leadership.
• Support audits, inspections, assurance and continuous improvement programmes.
• Embed quality throughout the project lifecycle with project managers and designers.
• Provide quality leadership across complex infrastructure interfaces (rail/tunnelling).
• Review documentation and assurance evidence; lead investigations into quality issues.

Skills

Quality management

Rail/transport

PMO / programme experience

Audits & non-conformances

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Engineering/Quality degree or equivalent

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Quality Lead for Rail projects to join our Dublin-based team, supporting major transport infrastructure programmes across Ireland. This programme-level role provides governance, strategy, and assurance to drive quality across multiple workstreams and interfaces, including tunnelling and rail.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in quality management within complex infrastructure programmes, familiarity with Irish client procedures, and the