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Senior Director at AECOM Advisory | Leeds

AECOMLeeds
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior Level Manager

Qualifications

Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of possibility?We are looking for:A profound understanding of one of our key sectors and a strong professional network, with a proven track record of securing business with clients in that sector. Excellent interpersonal skills, a client-focused mindset, and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to clients. A capability to foster a high-energy, client-facing environment while maintaining composure and professionalism under pressure. Self-motivated, proactive, and a collaborative team player, capable of navigating a decentralized leadership structure within a complex consulting organization. Outstanding verbal communication and narrative development skills, enabling you to articulate and present key insights to C-suite and senior management audiences. Strong commercial acumen and a willingness to express informed viewpoints, grounded in interest in enterprise development.

About the job

Start your journey with us and expand your horizons.

AECOM Advisory represents our innovative management consulting Global Business Line, established to leverage AECOM's extensive operational expertise in infrastructure design and engineering services. We pride ourselves on being trusted advisers to senior-level clients and executive teams, addressing their most critical enterprise and strategic challenges.

Our clientele spans the entire value chain within infrastructure and the built environment, including central and local government, defense, energy, investors, transportation, and water sectors. Our dedicated UK team of 100 professionals consists of business analysts, economists, commercial strategists, major program advisors, and change management experts. We empower our clients to refine their strategies, design major programs for successful execution, and enhance operational performance to create value for stakeholders and positively impact communities.

We are pioneering a new category of consulting firm that draws upon the operational and technical expertise of our broader platform, offering industry-specific insights and capabilities to better serve our clients.

We invite passionate leaders who are committed to our clients' missions to join AECOM Advisory. This role can be performed from anywhere within the UK.

As a part of a dynamic and supportive team of diverse consulting professionals, you will thrive in our culture that emphasizes collaborative problem-solving and our mission to tackle complex and impactful challenges faced by our clients. We are dedicated to providing career pathways that foster professional development and personal growth.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Director in AECOM Advisory’s UK business, you will take charge of business development, oversee engagement delivery, and guide practice development. This is a seller-doer role, encompassing tasks such as:

  • Leading industry discussions and networking to discover and generate business development opportunities.
  • Utilizing industry knowledge and commercial insight to proactively target, define, and shape business development initiatives.
  • Managing all facets of business development, including client outreach, proposal creation, solution architecture, pricing strategy, internal risk assessments, and compliance protocols.
  • Supervising multiple concurrent delivery teams across various models, tempos, and scopes of engagement.
  • Providing leadership in client interactions regarding delivery progress and insights, ensuring visibility for discussions with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders.
  • Collaborating effectively with peers and technology teams to drive project success.

About AECOM

Join Us to Transform the World. At AECOM, we are committed to delivering a better world. Whether it's enhancing your daily commute, ensuring reliable energy supply, providing access to clean water, or reshaping skylines, our work is designed to help people and communities thrive. As the world’s foremost infrastructure consulting firm, we partner with clients to tackle the most complex challenges and create lasting legacies for future generations. With a significant increase in global infrastructure investment, our services have never been more in demand. We encourage you to bring your innovative ideas and ambitious aspirations to join our global team of over 50,000 professionals, including planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers, all dedicated to delivering impactful projects worldwide. We are united by our purpose to deliver a better world. Become part of our mission.

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