Aviation Client & Programme Director

AECOM
Glasgow
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Client management","Strategic thinking","Commercial acumen","Collaboration"]

Lead the growth of the aviation business across the UK & Ireland by driving a three-year sector growth strategy, winning major opportunities, and building long-term executive client relationships. Own the end-to-end work-winning process and serve as executive client sponsor for key accounts. Provide executive oversight of flagship programme delivery and commercial performance, reinforcing client confidence and enabling repeat business, while developing future capability and championing safety and sustainability.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
AECOM
AECOM
1 day ago

Aviation Client & Programme Director

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead the growth of the aviation business across the UK & Ireland by driving a three-year sector growth strategy, winning major opportunities, and building long-term executive client relationships. Own the end-to-end work-winning process and serve as executive client sponsor for key accounts. Provide executive oversight of flagship programme delivery and commercial performance, reinforcing client confidence and enabling repeat business, while developing future capability and championing safety and sustainability.
Location: Glasgow
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
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 market opportunities.
  • •Own client engagement strategy for key aviation clients and lead the pursuit, positioning and capture of major aviation opportunities.
  • •Direct the end-to-end work winning process for strategic pursuits, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop proposals.
  • •Act as executive client sponsor for key accounts and major programmes, building relationships that generate repeat business and long-term growth.
  • •Provide executive oversight of major aviation programmes, accountable for schedule, cost, quality, commercial performance, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction.

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, 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, with experience managing business performance, profitability and growth.
Experience:AviationInfrastructureProgrammesTransportation
Skills:LeadershipClient managementStrategic thinkingCommercial acumenCollaboration
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
Glassdoor
Glassdoor: 3.6
WebsiteLinkedInGlassdoor