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About the Role

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director to join their dynamic and multidisciplinary Carbon and ESG team. This role will focus on shaping the future of resilience and adaptation by providing advisory services within the Environment + Energy group. The position offers a flexible hybrid working model and is based in rapidly growing offices including Bristol, Edinburgh, or London.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen AECOM's position as a leader in climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategies for infrastructure and business clients in the UK and across the European region.
• Work with practice leadership to develop climate change resilience service offerings with practical and viable solutions for collaborative projects and external clients.
• Contribute to the delivery of the business plan by growing market share in infrastructure (energy, transport, water), government services, and wider business resilience and climate change adaptation.
• Win work with new and existing clients in the UK and across the EMEA region.
• Lead, manage, and deliver commercially successful projects while maintaining high-quality professional outputs.
• Develop talent within the team through line management and mentoring.
• Support the upskilling of colleagues on climate change resilience and adaptation.

Requirements

• Experience in developing climate change resilience and adaptation strategies at an organizational level, ideally with experience interpreting climate observation and projection data.
• Experience in climate change risk assessment of infrastructure systems and assets, including developing/designing adaptation and resilient solutions (incl. engineered and natural solutions) for infrastructure.
• Experience providing advice to infrastructure sectors such as transport, water/wastewater, waste, energy, urban infrastructure, government, local government, etc.
• Proven track record in winning and delivering climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategies for infrastructure, urban/regional and/or business clients both in the UK and overseas.
• Experience with climate change adaptation projects and strong understanding of the role that infrastructure interventions, spatial planning, and governance play to increase sustainability and resilience of development.

Location

• Bristol
• Edinburgh
• London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Associate Director

Benefits

• Career development opportunities
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Technical practice networks
• AECOM University
• Volunteering days
• Compensation, benefits and well-being programs

About the Company

• AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
• On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, AECOM's public- and private-sector clients trust them to solve their most complex challenges.
• AECOM's teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through their unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
• AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of its employees and their families.
• AECOM is the world's trusted global infrastructure firm.

Equal Opportunity

• AECOM celebrates diversity, including neurodiversity, and believes it enriches their team.
• AECOM welcomes applications from all backgrounds and abilities.
• AECOM values everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AECOM believes in each person’s potential, and will help them reach theirs.
• AECOM is a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
• All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.