Senior Design Director - Digital Infrastructure & Mission Critical Facilities

Senior Design Director - Digital Infrastructure & Mission Critical Facilities Full-time State/Province: Pennsylvania Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places Work Location Model: Remote Operating Group: Americas Primary Location: US - Philadelphia, PA - 1635 Market Compensation: USD 170000 - USD 225000 - yearly 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.

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Design Director to lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex digital infrastructure, mission-critical, utility, and large-scale infrastructure programs. This role will provide executive leadership for multidisciplinary teams delivering hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, utility systems, network operations facilities, cable landing stations, and associated infrastructure developments. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience leading integrated design teams across architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), telecommunications, commissioning, environmental, permitting, and construction disciplines. This individual will serve as both a trusted client advisor and senior design leader responsible for guiding projects from site selection and due diligence through design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Design Leadership Lead multidisciplinary design teams across all project phases. Direct coordination among architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, telecommunications, environmental, and commissioning disciplines. Ensure design integration, quality, constructability, resilience, and operational excellence. Lead technical design reviews and executive stakeholder workshops. Program Delivery Manage large and complex programs from planning through commissioning. Oversee project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk. Identify project delivery challenges and develop mitigation strategies. Support procurement, contractor coordination, and construction administration activities. Client Leadership Serve as executive-level client lead. Build and maintain relationships with hyperscale technology providers, utilities, infrastructure developers, public agencies, and institutional clients. Lead strategic account growth and business development activities. Support major pursuits and proposal efforts. Technical Oversight Provide leadership for the planning and delivery of: AI infrastructure campuses Mission-critical facilities Cable landing stations Network operations centers Utility and power infrastructure Fiber and telecommunications networks Industrial and technology campuses Broadband and connectivity infrastructure Team Development Mentor project managers, design managers, and technical leaders. Build and grow a high-performing multidisciplinary delivery team. Support recruitment and succession planning activities.

Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in Engineering,