Aviation Client & Programme Director

AECOM
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Client relationship management","Commercial acumen","Collaboration","Safety advocacy"]

Lead the delivery of the Aviation sector’s three-year growth strategy across the UK & Ireland by winning major opportunities and building executive client relationships. Oversee work-winning pursuits and provide executive oversight of flagship aviation programmes, accountable for schedule, cost, quality, commercial performance, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction. Build a high-performing aviation business through cross-team collaboration, capability development, and strategic workforce planning, while championing safety, sustainability, and client excellence.

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Aviation Client & Programme Director

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Job Summary

Lead the delivery of the Aviation sector’s three-year growth strategy across the UK & Ireland by winning major opportunities and building executive client relationships. Oversee work-winning pursuits and provide executive oversight of flagship aviation programmes, accountable for schedule, cost, quality, commercial performance, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction. Build a high-performing aviation business through cross-team collaboration, capability development, and strategic workforce planning, while championing safety, sustainability, and client excellence.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the Aviation sector’s three-year growth strategy across the UK & Ireland by identifying and converting priority market opportunities.
  • •Own executive-level client engagement strategies and act as executive client sponsor for key aviation accounts and major programmes.
  • •Direct end-to-end work winning for strategic pursuits by bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop differentiated proposals.
  • •Provide executive oversight of major aviation programmes, ensuring performance across schedule, cost, quality, commercial performance, governance and risk management.
  • •Build and develop a high-performing aviation business through collaboration, capability development, and strategic workforce planning while championing safety and sustainability.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven success leading the pursuit, capture and conversion of major infrastructure opportunities, with a strong track record of winning strategic programmes.
  • •Established relationships within the aviation sector and 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, with experience managing business performance, profitability and growth.
Experience:AviationInfrastructureTransportation
Skills:LeadershipClient relationship managementCommercial acumenCollaborationSafety advocacy
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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