Multi-Disciplinary Design Team Leader

Responsibilities

• This role requires strong leadership capability, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to manage integrated design solutions from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Lead strategic pursuits, representing AECOM's design business in the market, and collaborate with sector teams to convert opportunities into successful wins through targeted relationship-building and innovative solutions.
• Drive capture planning and execution, aligning multi-discipline teams to develop compelling proposals that showcase our design excellence and leverage BIM and AI capabilities to deliver client value and secure profitable contracts.
• Lead and coordinate multi-discipline design teams on major projects.
• Manage the full design lifecycle, ensuring delivery to scope, programme, budget, and quality objectives.
• Act as the primary design interface between clients, project managers, discipline leads, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Drive design integration across civil, structural, architectural, MEP, environmental, and specialist engineering disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, codes, client specifications, and health and safety requirements.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops, value engineering exercises, and risk management activities.
• Oversee the preparation and review of technical reports, drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
• Lead multi-disciplinary bid development, technical proposals, and client presentations.
• Mentor junior engineers and design professionals while promoting technical excellence and innovation.
• Collaborate with project leadership to identify opportunities for improved delivery efficiency and digital design integration.
• Support BIM and digital engineering initiatives across project teams, integrating AI to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and reduce rework.
• Contribute to strategic planning and business growth within the design and engineering team.
• Ready to push the limits of what's possible?
• We are looking for a driven and experienced professional with a strong background in the built sectors.
• Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on complex projects.
• Strong understanding of integrated project delivery and design management principles.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and technical deliverables.
• Ability to lead geographically diverse teams in a collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of BIM processes and digital project delivery tools.

Requirements

• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE), or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience working in international consultancy environments.
• Familiarity with NEC, FIDIC, or other industry-standard contracts.
• Experience in Design & Build or EPC project environments.
• Strong commercial awareness and client relationship management capability.
• Skills & Competencies
• Leadership and team management
• Multidisciplinary coordination
• Technical problem solving
• Design management and integration
• Risk and quality management
• Client engagement and communication
• Strategic thinking and innovation
• Programme and resource management
• Proven skills in developing our talented team
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• For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.
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Start here. Grow here. AECOM is seeking an experienced Multi-Disciplinary Design Team Leader to join our team in one of our offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, or Galway.

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