Aviation Client & Programme Director

AECOM
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Client relationship building","Commercial acumen","Strategic thinking","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead growth of the Aviation business across the UK & Ireland by shaping and delivering the sector’s three-year growth strategy, winning major opportunities, and building executive-level long-term client relationships. Own end-to-end work winning for strategic pursuits and provide executive oversight of flagship programme delivery and commercial performance. Collaborate with global Aviation and Transportation teams to unlock cross-border opportunities and develop future capability across client management, capture, bid leadership, and programme delivery.

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Aviation Client & Programme Director

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Job Summary

Lead growth of the Aviation business across the UK & Ireland by shaping and delivering the sector’s three-year growth strategy, winning major opportunities, and building executive-level long-term client relationships. Own end-to-end work winning for strategic pursuits and provide executive oversight of flagship programme delivery and commercial performance. Collaborate with global Aviation and Transportation teams to unlock cross-border opportunities and develop future capability across client management, capture, bid leadership, and programme delivery.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead delivery of the Aviation Sector’s three-year growth strategy across the UK & Ireland, identifying and converting priority opportunities.
  • •Own client engagement strategy for key aviation clients and act as executive client sponsor for key accounts and major programmes.
  • •Direct end-to-end work winning for strategic pursuits, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop differentiated proposals.
  • •Provide executive oversight of major aviation programmes, ensuring strong schedule, cost, quality, commercial performance, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction.
  • •Build a high-performing Aviation business by fostering collaboration, developing future leaders, and supporting workforce planning to align capability with growth demand.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven success leading the pursuit, capture and conversion of major infrastructure opportunities and winning strategic programmes.
  • •Established relationships within the aviation sector, with credibility with airport operators, infrastructure owners, contractors, and delivery partners.
  • •Demonstrated experience developing client strategies, growing key accounts, and securing repeat business.
  • •Extensive experience leading the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure programmes.
  • •Strong commercial acumen managing business performance, profitability, and growth.
Experience:AviationInfrastructureTransportationGlobal organization
Skills:LeadershipClient relationship buildingCommercial acumenStrategic thinkingCross-functional collaboration
Languages:English

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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