Rail & Major Programmes Architecture Director

Rail & Major Programmes Architecture Director Full-time State/Province: London, City of Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: UK - London - Aldgate Tower Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description The Rail & Major Programmes Architecture Director is a senior technical and project leadership role responsible for fronting major rail design programmes across the UK & Ireland. The role provides senior leadership on flagship rail programmes and major pursuits, complex regulatory environments and multi-partner delivery models within live operational stations. Operating in close collaboration with Market Sector Leadership and Client Account Managers, the role has a primary focus on project leadership, delivery assurance and bid credibility, providing confidence and continuity from early concept and statutory stages through procurement and transition into delivery. This role requires a recognised rail architecture expert with a strong industry profile, deep technical competence, and the gravitas to lead major pursuits and represent AECOM credibly at executive client and stakeholder level. We would expect the right candidate to have active contacts with key decision makers at Network Rail, Transport for London, TfGM, and other transport authorities to help build our expanding rail business. The overall aim for this position is to ensure AECOM is recognised and enhanced reputationally as a high-quality design partner in the rail industry, and is firmly in the minds of key decision makers as a consultancy to engage with at all stages of significant projects. The successful candidate will: Engage with and further develop our current mid to long term development strategy prepared by our current multi-disciplinary team of experts Work collaboratively with our existing team of senior personnel to build our expanding rail business Critically assess our current operational model and consider how it can be improved and evolved to support business development and expanding market share Tangibly increase in the near and mid-term the number of commissions we have and expand our multi-disciplinary scope of services as part of those projects Expand our business with high quality and committed personnel added to our team based on a sustainable revenue uplift from new commissioned projects Position AECOM to successfully capture key design frameworks for the rail business (for example, the GLA Architecture + Urbanism Framework) Key Responsibilities - Project Leadership & Delivery Lead the multi-disciplinary delivery of large-scale rail programmes, including stations, depots, and ancillary assets such as headhouses and OCS systems within live operational rail environments, ensuring quality, safety, innovation, and client satisfaction. Oversee multidisciplinary coordination across architecture, rail systems, civils, structures, MEP, fire, security, digital, and specialist