Technical Director - Rail Infrastructure

Technical Director - Rail Infrastructure Full-time State/Province: Madrid Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM SPAIN DCS S.L.U. Business Line: Geography OH Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Group Support Primary Location: ES - Madrid - C/Alfonso XII 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 52,000 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.

Infrastructure decisions made at concept and design stages lock in decades of maintenance costs and operational risks. Programs that treat infrastructure operations and maintenance as a downstream concern inherit systems that are more costly to operate and fail more often. The ideal candidate brings senior, hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of high-speed and conventional rail infrastructure: planning, design, construction, testing and commissioning, and long-term operation and maintenance. Prior experience acting as technical authority or shadow operator, representing Infrastructure O&M interests inside design and construction decisions.

Leads infrastructure strategy and technical review for high-speed and conventional rail programs, from concept through commissioning. Acts as technical authority and shadow operator. Represents infrastructure operations and maintenance interests in design and construction decisions. Directs the development of infrastructure maintenance concepts, rules, and OPEX models for track, systems, stations, and infrastructure maintenance facilities. Reviews designs and technical proposals for infrastructure constructability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost, identifying risks. Leads infrastructure value engineering across subsystems: civil works, track, energy, signalling, and control systems. Supports infrastructure testing and commissioning planning, and the technical handover of infrastructure from construction to operations. Coordinates multidisciplinary and multicultural teams across international programs. Interfaces directly with client leadership, planners, and designers to align infrastructure decisions with long-term operational constraints. Contributes to bid development and technical proposals for new infrastructure and O&M opportunities. Mentors engineering and infrastructure O&M staff. Trains internal resources, as well as partners and third parties on infrastructure maintenance strategy and lifecycle standards. Serves as the senior technical representative for the discipline with regional and global clients, building trust and demonstrating EC’s technical leadership. Collaborates with global EC centers to align standards, approaches, and technical solutions Represents discipline externally as a recognized subject matter expert and thought leader. Leads structured mentoring and capability-building programs for engineers and senior technical staff. Promotes professional accreditation, global knowledge exchange, and technical growth across disciplines.

Civil Engineering degree. 20+ years of senior experience in rail infrastructure, high-speed or conventional. Demonstrated experience across the full project lifecycle in