Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering

Role overview

Project and client leadership

• Lead practice client relationships and ensure successful project delivery against schedule, cost, and quality targets.
• Drive continuous improvement through client feedback and delivery performance.
• Maintain project governance standards and effective supply chain and partner relationships.

Leadership and operations

• Grow practice capability and capacity regionally and through Enterprise Capability collaboration.
• Plan resources, manage utilisation, and develop and retain high-performing teams.
• Drive quality, innovation, KPIs, cost, schedule, and performance across the practice.

Safety and collaboration

• Lead safety, health, environment, wellbeing, sustainability, and safety performance initiatives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary delivery and national workshare across business lines and geographies.
• Share technical expertise and strengthen collaboration with Enterprise Capability teams.

Business development

• Deliver the existing Ports and Marine Engineering portfolio while securing repeat business and new opportunities.
• Support sector-led bids, work winning, and the end-to-end sales cycle for projects.
• Develop Enterprise Capability strategies and relationships to maximise global delivery capability.

Required qualifications

• Extensive ports, coastal, or marine engineering experience leading large, complex programs.
• Professional registration such as Chartered Engineer, PE, or equivalent.
• Degree in civil, coastal, marine engineering, or a related field.
• Successful client development, strategic pursuit, and major multidisciplinary project delivery experience.
• Strong technical grounding in marine structures, coastal protection, dredging, reclamation, terminals, navigation, and resilience.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and guidance, including PIANC and regional codes.
• Experience leading Ports and Marine Engineering or multidisciplinary infrastructure teams.

Workplace

• Hybrid work options are available across office, remote, and client-site settings.
• Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

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