Aviation Director, UK & Europe

Company Description

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Job Description

Traditionally the UK&I Aviation business has been UK centric, focused on supporting our clients with airfield and civil infrastructure engineering services. Our future growth strategy is building on this, focusing around four key pillars, strengthening existing and building new relationships across our UK customer base including defence opportunities, creating new client relationships and activity across Europe including with airport operators and contractors, building our aviation advisory business globally, and creating a new service offering targeting future flight and ESG.

Aviation is one of the key focus sectors at AECOM, a business sector which sits within our number one rated global transportation engineering consultancy. Whilst we are already the number one aviation engineering consultancy by revenue globally, we see significant future growth potential as the sector recovers from the downturn induced by the Covid 19 outbreak. Our clients are beginning to re-invest in their assets, to ensure they are in the right condition, but also to ensure their capacity needs of the future.

To support our growth strategy we are seeking a strong market sector leader, experienced in the aviation sector and with a growth mindset. You will understand the power and importance of client relationship management and leverage the wider AECOM business to be able to craft and create the solutions that our clients increasingly demand. You will understand the challenges our clients face and turn our current and existing clients into trusted long-term relationships working with a strong and capable team. We are looking for someone who will inspire our clients and our team alike to exceed and outperform in our sector.

You will have the level of experience and existing client contacts that will allow you to promptly oversee the full portfolio of our aviation projects, and to grow our business with existing and new clients in existing and new markets. Such existing projects include portfolio wide airfield inspections for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the design and implementation of a runway resurfacing and AGL lighting strategy for Athens International Airport, a runway optimization study for Southend airport, and a major masterplan revision for Delhi International airport, among many others.

Responsibilities:

Direct, develop and grow our Aviation Advisory and Design Services across the UK & Ireland and Europe, specific responsibilities include:

• Manage and build the team reflective of the long-term growth and service proposition strategy.
• Build the order portfolio across the UK&I and Europe with existing and new clients.
• Develop a Business Plan that fully reflects the market growth potential and position AECOM as the premiere Aviation consultant in the UK&I and Europe by market share and reputation.
• Identify key clients and key pursuits. Prepare key client management plans and key pursuit plans, maintaining a strong and achievable pipeline of opportunities.
• Develop and maintain existing client relationships looking to build trusted advisor status across key clients.
• Help to grow the team including leading recruitment for the team as well as coaching and developing the existing teams’ skills.
• Lead major pursuit proposals.
• Leverage the wider AECOM network and other business lines to enhance capability and work winning strategies.
• Implement and maintain AECOM international standards of project delivery, quality, program and budget.
• Oversee the delivery of large complex and multidisciplinary Aviation projects.
• Support the wider global Transportation Business Line in the identification, winning and delivery of major projects in the UK&I, Europe and globally.

Personal Attributes

• Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills in English (written and verbal). Excellent report and proposal writing skills.
• Client relationships: Ability to develop new client relationships and to strengthen existing client relationships. Ability to identify, understand and focus on client’s key requirements.
• Commercial: Commercially astute, clear understanding of setting and working to business development goals, use of consultancy contracts, profit and loss.
• Team Leadership: Strong team leadership skills. Ability to lead a team (building/civil) and to mentor and develop staff. Ability to manage staff resources. Self-starter, proactive and entrepreneurial.
• Team Player: Strong team player, ability to work closely with colleagues and get the best out of the team.
• Delivery: Commitment to delivery of quality output, on time and to budget. Ability to fully engage with projects and an ‘eye for detail’ when required.
• Integrity in dealing with clients, staff and business dealings

As part of our Inclusion efforts you will:

• Demonstrate your dedication to driving our inclusion and wellbeing strategies by instilling a culture of respect and care within your team; being a role model aligned to these strategies.
• Build a diverse and inclusive workforce by recruiting and retaining the best talent and nurturing the next generation of leaders who will do the same.
• Lead with empathy, respect and understanding, actively seeking out diverse points of view and creating a psychologically safe environment where these points of view can thrive.
• Provide all employees the freedom they need to grow, develop, innovate and be their whole selves at work.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Technical Experience: Significant experience in airport planning, design, engineering and construction at a senior professional level.
• Project Management and Delivery: Previous experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams and delivering projects to required quality standards, on time and within budget. Experience and understanding of project quality control, programming and budgeting.
• Business Development: Previous experience of developing and maintaining client relationships and work backlog with new and existing clients. Experience with consultancy contracts.
• International experience: Experience with international clients and partners and /or working in an international setting.
• Team Management: Previous experience of team management and team building.
• Advisory Experience: Able to demonstrate a strong client and stakeholder network within the Aviation industry which will translate into winning and delivering aviation projects in the advisory sector.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Amanda Dear).

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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