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At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

At AECOM, we believe infrastructure creates opportunities that transform lives and communities. Our global team is united by a common purpose to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise, and digital solutions to deliver positive impacts in transportation, buildings, water, environment, and new energy sectors. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Within the Environment, Water & Energy business line, we make a positive impact on the world by providing client and community-focused solutions, addressing global challenges, and delivering sustainable outcomes.

We are creating opportunities for our people and delivering sustainable solutions for our clients in response to climate change, water scarcity concerns and energy transition.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.​

As part of a wider growth initiative linked to our strategic plan, we are currently seeking to appoint an individual to Lead our Impact Assessment Practice in the Republic of Ireland (RoI). Reporting directly to the UK&I Impact & Assessment Practice Lead and working closely with the Planning & Communities Director, you will be a key member of the Planning & Communities leadership team for the UK and Ireland (UK&I) region.  

We are flexible on location and have offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast. We work on a range of projects in Ireland, including renewable energy, aviation and transportation.

In this role, you will lead and manage the Impact Assessment Practice within the Planning & Communities team, with a specific focus on project delivery, resource management, work winning, and people management and engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our new leadership team's focus on people, clients, technical excellence & quality, and operational efficiencies & sustainable growth. Your exceptional leadership skills will be instrumental in driving innovation and delivering a better world.

About You

You are a highly motivated, organized, and proactive leader with a proven track record in the environmental consultancy industry. Your deep understanding of the UK&I Environment and Sustainability consultancy market, coupled with your grasp of the social, political, and economic drivers that influence it, will be integral to your success in this role. With extensive experience in leading diverse teams in a fast-paced environment, you have excelled in planning, designing, and delivering projects while driving data-led performance improvements. As a leader you are responsible for fostering a culture of success, engagement, and development within the team while ensuring the successful management of projects from inception to completion.

As a Technical Director you’ll lead multidisciplinary environmental inputs to large-scale development projects that are transforming our infrastructure and helping the UK achieve its net zero goals - this includes:

• Energy generation projects, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and renewables (solar and wind)
• Energy distribution and transmission projects (including international connectors)
• Strategic national and regional rail projects
• Highway improvements and greenway projects
• Regeneration projects, including portside developments
• Developments within the ecommerce, minerals and waste, water, defence, aviation, commercial/ residential and industrial sectors

You will work daily with technical experts within our established Environmental Impact team. We are a founding member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark, whilst everything we do aligns with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

Your role will include:

• Lead, manage and grow the Republic of Ireland Impact Assessment Practice
• Lead the environmental inputs to EIA Screening and Scoping reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Reports , Environmental Considerations Reports and supporting documents, including the technical review of specialist chapters. You’ll be involved across project life stages, from early strategy development and site identification studies, through feasibility, optioneering/ option selection, outline design, to detailed design, discharging of conditions, construction, and scheme operation/ maintenance. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development projects covering multiple consenting regimes.
• Accountable for the performance of the RoI Impact Assessment Practice versus the financial plan and outlook – key performance metrics being NSR Book to Burn, Gross Margin %, Cost Utilisation %, FTEs, and employee attrition.
• Collaborate closely with the UK&I Impact Assessment Practice Lead, and the Environment, Water & Energy Client and Sector teams to develop and implement a growth plan for the Republic of Ireland Impact Assessment practice aligned to the Environment, Water & Energy Strategic Plan.
• Champion a proactive approach to work winning by identifying new business opportunities, nurturing client relationships, and participating in proposal development.
• Identify and engage with key stakeholders for client projects, establishing effective engagement strategies to ensure resources are available for projects.
• Drive project delivery excellence, ensuring projects are completed on time, on budget, and with high quality results.
• Collaborate with project managers and technical experts to allocate resources effectively and optimise project performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver multi-disciplinary projects and programs, showcasing our excellence in work winning.
• Drive a culture where AECOM is recognised as a great place to work by upholding AECOM’s values, championing equity, diversity, & inclusion, and promoting employee engagement and continuous development.
• Lead by example by visibly driving SH&E culture, ensuring effective implementation of AECOM SH&E policies and procedures throughout the practice, and achievement of the SH&E core value metrics.
• Foster career development and develop succession plans for key positions within the Impact Assessment Practice.
• Attract new talent and lead strategic and senior recruitment.
• Drive change programs to increase efficiency, profitability, and operational quality within the team.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Membership of a recognized professional body relative to our core markets.
• Master’s or Engineering Degree in an appropriate Environmental related field - Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Social Science, or Engineering.
• Strong track record of achieving/exceeding financial KPIs and driving business development.
• Experience working with various sectors, including infrastructure, energy, transportation, and commercial development.
• Experience in leading and growing large teams and successful financial performance and business development/sales/growth experience in the public or private sectors.

• Understanding a proposed project’s potential environmental and social impacts and regulatory constraints is critical to the development of timely and cost-effective project plans, evaluative studies, sound engineering designs, effective stakeholder management and successful permitting.

AECOM’s industry leading Impact Assessment team has over 180 people delivering Environmental Impact Assessments and associated work for clients across the urban development, energy, transport, waste and water sectors.

We are leaders at what we do whether it’s delivering Environmental Impact Assessments for major urban regeneration projects in London, or Environmental Statements for major Development Consents Orders.  

We’re part of a global team of over 2000 professional specialists bringing experience from all over the world to allow us solve our client’s problems.

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 [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. 

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you

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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.

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 [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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