Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering

Role overview

Leadership and delivery

• Lead client relationships and ensure projects meet schedule, cost, and quality targets.
• Implement project governance standards and drive continuous improvement through feedback and delivery performance.
• Build effective supply chain and partner relationships.
• Grow regional capability and capacity through collaboration with Enterprise Capability teams.
• Drive utilization, national resource planning, and practice performance.

People, safety, and performance

• Mentor, develop, and retain high-performing distributed teams while fostering an inclusive culture.
• Drive quality, innovation, KPIs, cost, schedule, and growth performance across the practice.
• Lead safety, health, environment, wellbeing, sustainability, and safety-metric improvement initiatives.

Collaboration and work winning

• Coordinate multidisciplinary delivery across business lines, sectors, and global geographies.
• Share knowledge, best practices, and technical expertise across the organization.
• Deliver the existing framework and project portfolio while supporting repeat business and new opportunities.
• Provide expertise and resources for sector-led bids and develop discipline-specific Enterprise Capability strategies.

Qualifications and experience

• 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.
• Success in client development, strategic pursuits, and major multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Proven team leadership, P&L accountability, and capability building across distributed teams.

Technical background

• Strong grounding in marine structures, including quay walls, jetties, and berths.
• Experience or expertise in coastal protection, dredging, reclamation, terminals, navigation, and resilience.
• Familiarity with PIANC, regional codes, BIM, analytics, and modeling is sought.

Workplace

• The role offers hybrid work options across AECOM offices, remote locations, and client sites.
• Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.