Rail Regional Lead Scotland
AECOM Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Hybrid remote in Glasgow |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
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We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
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This person will be responsible for leadership of the Scotland Region for the Rail sector: from stakeholder engagement and client intelligence, to BD budget and pipeline management, winning and delivering frameworks and projects, managing the P&L and associated KPIs and ensuring appropriate governance / reviews are used throughout bidding, project management and design delivery.
The Rail Scotland Regional Director will work collaboratively with the other R,S&GE Regional Leads, the WW Lead, the SHE Lead, the Operations Lead, and the wider Aecom business (other end market leads, SAMs and CAMs, leaders in other countries etc.) with the position being part of the R,S&GE Leadership Team.
Traditionally this region provides a number of resources which support major pursuits in other Regions as well as delivering its own projects.
Key external stakeholders include Network Rail – Scotland’s Railway, Irish Rail and a number of D&B (Framework) Contractors.
KPIs: region currently comprises approx. 80 FTE headcount and revenue approx. £20M p.a. and with expectations of some growth.
Safety
- Lead the safety culture for the region
Work Winning/ clients
- Develop/maintain key client and supply chain relationships in the region and more widely, as appropriate in order to build a pipeline of projects and opportunities to deliver the planned revenue and margin
- Lead key bids and frameworks as required
- Promote a culture of success and drive a winning strategy
- Engage with the wider AECOM business (i.e. other end markets, SAMs and CAMs) to support strategy and growth targets
- Manage the BD and bid delivery against the budget
- Manage and motivate the regional team to grow and maintain effective client relationships and opportunity pipelines
Excellence in Execution
- Deliver the operation’s KPIs for the Rail S&I region (revenue, margin, DQI, growth, attrition, risks and opps)
- Promote the appropriate use of governance and processes to support the business
- Ensure that all projects within region are appropriately resourced and managed
- Ensure that all projects have appropriate technical oversight and champion technical quality
- Lead succession and development within the region
- Work collaboratively with the R,S&GE regional leads across UK&I and with disciplines across Aecom to deliver the best bids and projects
People
- Develop and manage the S&I regional rail management team
- Ensure that the region has appropriate structure, succession and development plans
- Instil a culture where others share knowledge, insights and learning
- Represent the R,S&GE Director and Head of Rail when required
- Bachelor Degree preferred but not essential.
- Chartered Engineer
Additional Information
- Leads growth strategy development and delivery
- Grows strong relationships with clients and partners
- Owns the region P&L
- Uses KPIs to manage and improve performance
- Leads and develops a team comprising mainly engineers
- Manages AECOM’s interface with key clients
- Promotes a culture of success and drive a winning strategy
- Role models compliance with governance and processes
- Engage with the wider AECOM business (i.e. other end markets, SAMs and CAMs) to support strategy and growth targets
- Passionate about technical excellence and quality
- Experienced in bidding and leading major infrastructure design and/or asset management
- Strategic thinker
- Literate, numerate and articulate
- Sound commercial understanding
- Understanding of the process and practices involved in the design and delivery of projects in the contemporary railway and highway sectors.
- Flexible and proactive approach
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. 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.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
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.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
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