Technical Director - Water

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Our fantastic water team in Ireland are looking for an agile and client-centric professional with water industry experience to join us in our Dublin office as a Technical Director. With experience leading delivery of water and/or wastewater engineering schemes, this role will be a cornerstone position within AECOM’s UK & Ireland Water business.

This position combines strategic leadership, technical oversight, and business development to drive growth, innovation, and excellence in water infrastructure services. The successful candidate will be joining a growing team of over 160 water staff on the island of Ireland that are actively involved in the delivery and services to a range of both local and national clients, with projects at all phases of delivery. You will be part of the supporting management team and play a pivotal role fostering client relationships, leading opportunities, mentoring high-performing teams, and ensuring commercial success.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Client Relationship Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to our key client Uisce Éireann, fostering long-term partnerships and strengthening relationships founded on delivery excellence. Proactively engage, identifying opportunities for cross-selling and expanding AECOM’s services.
• Technical Oversight: Lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver integrated designs, ensuring compliance with standards, safety, and quality. Providing high-level technical expertise and direction for complex projects throughout feasibility, design, planning, tender and construction stages. Champion innovation and digital solutions to deliver efficiency for our clients.
• Strategic Growth & Business Development: Drive business development through proactive engagement and secure new opportunities to continue our pipeline growth and expand AECOM’s footprint in the Ireland Water sector. Prepare detailed proposals, client briefs and fee proposals, with ability to lead bids.
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage regional staff, including associates and senior engineers, to ensure high performance. Promote a collaborative and innovative team culture, encouraging continuous improvement and development. Establish strong working relationships with other internal teams across AECOM’s business lines including Environment, Energy, Planning, Landscape.

Join our team. 

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. 

Let's not forget the perks! You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you. Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!