Technical Director-MEP

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At AECOM, we're recruiting for a Technical Director-MEP to join our growing Buildings&Engineering team in Dublin.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Technical Director – MEP to provide technical leadership, strategic direction and design excellence across a diverse portfolio of complex buildings and infrastructure projects.

The role will lead the delivery of integrated MEP engineering solutions for technically demanding environments including healthcare facilities, education campuses, event and entertainment centres, major public buildings, railway stations and transport-oriented developments.

As a Technical Director, you will operate at the intersection of technical excellence, project leadership, client engagement and business development. You will provide authoritative technical direction from strategy and concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning, while ensuring solutions are safe, sustainable, resilient, commercially viable and aligned with client objectives.

You will work collaboratively with architects, structural engineers, transport specialists, planners, digital/BIM teams, sustainability professionals, contractors, operators and clients to deliver high-performing buildings and infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities

The Technical Director-MEP  will be accountable for:

• Technical excellence and design quality.
• Engineering strategy and technical assurance.
• Compliance with applicable legislation, standards and client requirements.
• Delivery of technically complex and multidisciplinary projects.
• MEP coordination and integration.
• Engineering risk management.
• Innovation and sustainable design.
• Technical development of project teams.
• Client technical relationships.
• Contribution to business development and strategic growth.
• Continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes and capability.

Sector Leadership

Provide specialist MEP leadership across complex building and infrastructure sectors, including:

Healthcare

• Acute hospitals, specialist healthcare facilities, laboratories and clinical environments.
• Critical power, resilience, infection control, ventilation, medical gases and specialist clinical services.
• Healthcare engineering standards, operational resilience and continuity of service.

Education

• Universities, research facilities, schools and major education campuses.
• High-density teaching environments, laboratories, research facilities, student accommodation and campus infrastructure.
• Flexible, sustainable and future-proof engineering solutions.

Event Centres & Large Assembly Buildings

• Arenas, convention centres, exhibition facilities, theatres and major public venues.
• High-capacity HVAC, electrical infrastructure, life safety, crowd-related systems and operational resilience.
• Complex event loading, flexibility, security and venue operational requirements.

Railway Stations & Transport Infrastructure

• Major railway and multimodal transport stations.
• Passenger environments, concourses, platforms, retail areas, back-of-house facilities and operational buildings.
• Integration with rail systems, operational technology, fire/life safety, security and transport infrastructure.
• Design within highly constrained live environments, including phased construction and maintaining operational continuity.