Associate Director - Electrical, Rail

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AECOM's Building Engineering practice is currently seeking an experienced Associate Director, Electrical to join our Rail team in Dubai. The Associate Director will provide technical leadership and ensure project alignment with client objectives and company standards, across AECOM's portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Support project delivery via scheduled technical reviews (Lead Verification) and mentoring.
• Review and approve designs, calculations, and drawings to ensure accuracy and compliance with industry codes and standards.
• Perform advanced MEP analysis to address complex challenges and optimize design solutions.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to meet deliverables effectively.
• Coordinate with architects, contractors, and other stakeholders to resolve design and construction issues.
• Ensure designs adhere to safety, regulatory, and performance standards.
• Conduct thorough quality checks at all stages of the design process.
• Promote the integration of innovative materials, technologies, and modular construction methodologies into designs.
• Encourage the adoption of sustainable practices to reduce the environmental impact.
• Mentor engineers and provide training to enhance team expertise in design Building Services Design
• Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Serve as the primary liaison with clients to ensure their needs are met throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in business development activities, including preparing technical proposals and presentations.
• Identify potential risks in designs and propose mitigation strategies to ensure structural integrity.
• Stay updated on relevant codes, regulations, and industry best practices, incorporating them into all project phases."
• Implement digital delivery frameworks, system optimization, advanced simulations strategies, and multidisciplinary coordination through adoption of Revit tools/Revizto in ACC and BIM 360 environment.
• Drive technical innovation by adopting computational and AI assisted workflows, Automated design validation.
• Oversee and optimize performance by driving digital upskilling initiatives, enhanced quality reviews and technical team capabilities.

• B.Sc. / BEng in Electrical Engineering
• Institution accreditation required (CEng, MCIBSE, MIEE or equivalent)
• Local Authority Engineer registration required
• Minimum 18 years post-undergraduate experience, with experience in rail / metro projects.

About AECOM

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, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.