AECOM is seeking a Regional Director to lead its Cost Management consultancy team in the North of England. This role combines strategic leadership, business development, and technical oversight to deliver high-profile construction projects and grow client relationships across public and private sectors.
What You'll Do
- Provide leadership within the cost management business practice
- Undertake Line Management and supervisory responsibilities, where you will support, motivate, and mentor members of your team
- Drive actions to retain and hire new team members
- Manage project finances, resourcing, audits, and reviews, to a portfolio of projects being led within the cost centre
- Ensure all staff members reporting to you have current and relevant training
- Support team members through Professional Chartership
- Lead client account relationships and frameworks
- Lead commissions (including cross discipline and multi-dis services) taking responsibility for their successful delivery
- Progress business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling other services
- Lead bid and fee proposals including through internal governance processes
- Actively lead a team of Cost Managers across a range of grades (including Project Directors and Associates) managing performance, career development, and recruitment
- Drive business development and growth with new and existing clients in both the Public sector and Private clients and developers across the commercial sector
- Be responsible for the technical delivery of services by the team including managing client relationships and being the point of escalation where necessary
- Successfully manage and deliver complex, high profile projects including being the day-to-day point of contact responsibility where appropriate
What We're Looking For
- Experience leading a team of Cost Managers
- Experience delivering major construction projects and portfolios of work
- Ability to develop and grow opportunities across both the public and private sector
- Skills and experience to actively lead a team of Cost Managers across various grades
- Proven ability to manage performance, career development, and recruitment
- Market-facing experience including driving business development and growth
- Ability to manage client relationships and serve as point of escalation
- Ability to successfully manage and deliver complex, high profile projects
- Experience being the day-to-day point of contact on projects where appropriate
Team & Environment
- Team size: multiple grades including Project Directors and Associates
- Structure: Cost Management consultancy team serving the North of England
- Reports to: Director who leads Project and Cost Management team across the North of England & Scotland
- Culture: Passionate about innovation, turning bold ideas into reality, uplifting communities, enhancing lives, delivering solutions, and working collaboratively with experts
Benefits & Compensation
- Opportunity to work with like-minded experts in the Programme Project and Cost Management team
- Passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions
- Join a team that constructs infrastructure, uplifts communities, and enhances lives
- Follow AECOM Buildings + Places on LinkedIn to stay updated on impactful projects
Work Mode
Role is based in the North of England with leadership responsibilities across that region
