Senior Rail & Transit Programme Leader

AECOM; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a strategic, commercially driven Programme Director to lead growth and delivery of major Rail & Transit programmes across Ireland. You will report to the Transportation Ireland Sector Director and work with the Ireland Sector Leadership team and global Transportation leaders to shape a 3-year growth strategy.

You will win and deliver major projects, build high-value client relationships, and drive excellence in safety, performance and outcomes across schemes typically ≥5M in

Qualifications

• Proven market leader with a strong track record of positioning, leading, and winning major opportunities
• Extensive experience delivering large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects profitably
• Demonstrated success working with infrastructure owners, operators, contractors, and partners
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing financial performance and project metrics
• Experience operating within a global organisation, collaborating across sectors and geographies
• Strong leadership capability, with a focus on developing teams and building long-term capability
• Passionate about safety leadership, wellbeing, sustainable delivery, quality and innovation

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic growth and work winning across UK & Ireland for major programmes (≥5M)
• Own and lead strategic client relationships ensuring high satisfaction and repeat business
• Drive continuous improvement based on client feedback and performance outcomes
• Lead collaboration with contractors, partners, and supply chain to ensure high-performing delivery teams
• Drive delivery and commercial performance including bookings, revenue, margins, cashflow and EC utilisation
• Support capability development and workforce planning across Transportation to sustain long-term growth

Job description

AECOM is seeking a strategic, commercially driven Programme Director to lead growth and delivery of major Rail & Transit programmes across Ireland. You will report to the Transportation Ireland Sector Director and work with the Ireland Sector Leadership team and global Transportation leaders to shape a 3-year growth strategy.

You will win and deliver major projects, build high-value client relationships, and drive excellence in safety, performance and outcomes across schemes typically ≥5M in