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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

At AECOM, we're recruiting for a Technical Director-MEP to join our growing Buildings&Engineering team in Dublin.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Technical Director – MEP to provide technical leadership, strategic direction and design excellence across a diverse portfolio of complex buildings and infrastructure projects.

The role will lead the delivery of integrated MEP engineering solutions for technically demanding environments including healthcare facilities, education campuses, event and entertainment centres, major public buildings, railway stations and transport-oriented developments.

As a Technical Director, you will operate at the intersection of technical excellence, project leadership, client engagement and business development. You will provide authoritative technical direction from strategy and concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning, while ensuring solutions are safe, sustainable, resilient, commercially viable and aligned with client objectives.

You will work collaboratively with architects, structural engineers, transport specialists, planners, digital/BIM teams, sustainability professionals, contractors, operators and clients to deliver high-performing buildings and infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities

The Technical Director-MEP will be accountable for:

Technical excellence and design quality.
Engineering strategy and technical assurance.
Compliance with applicable legislation, standards and client requirements.
Delivery of technically complex and multidisciplinary projects.
MEP coordination and integration.
Engineering risk management.
Innovation and sustainable design.
Technical development of project teams.
Client technical relationships.
Contribution to business development and strategic growth.
Continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes and capability.

Sector Leadership

Provide specialist MEP leadership across complex building and infrastructure sectors, including:

Healthcare

Acute hospitals, specialist healthcare facilities, laboratories and clinical environments.
Critical power, resilience, infection control, ventilation, medical gases and specialist clinical services.
Healthcare engineering standards, operational resilience and continuity of service.

Education

Universities, research facilities, schools and major education campuses.
High-density teaching environments, laboratories, research facilities, student accommodation and campus infrastructure.
Flexible, sustainable and future-proof engineering solutions.

Event Centres & Large Assembly Buildings

Arenas, convention centres, exhibition facilities, theatres and major public venues.
High-capacity HVAC, electrical infrastructure, life safety, crowd-related systems and operational resilience.
Complex event loading, flexibility, security and venue operational requirements.

Railway Stations & Transport Infrastructure

Major railway and multimodal transport stations.
Passenger environments, concourses, platforms, retail areas, back-of-house facilities and operational buildings.
Integration with rail systems, operational technology, fire/life safety, security and transport infrastructure.
Design within highly constrained live environments, including phased construction and maintaining operational continuity.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for

We are seeking a highly experienced engineering professional with a proven track record of delivering complex projects across core buildings markets

We are looking for a senior engineering professional with a strong track record of delivering complex, multidisciplinary MEP projects and providing technical leadership at a strategic level.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services or a related engineering discipline.
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation.
Significant experience in building services/MEP engineering, including leadership of major projects.
Demonstrable experience in one or more of the target sectors, with the ability to operate across multiple sectors.
Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on complex and high-value projects.
Strong understanding of MEP systems, engineering integration, technical assurance and design management.
Experience working with major clients, contractors, developers and public-sector organisations.
Strong understanding of relevant building regulations, international standards, codes and industry guidance.
Experience of BIM and digital engineering methodologies.
Understanding of sustainability, energy efficiency, resilience and whole-life performance.
Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting bids and business development.
Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
The ability to operate confidently at board, executive, client and project-team level.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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.

We are 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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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

State/Province: Dublin

Business Group: DCS

Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Operating Group: International

Primary Location: IE - Dublin, 1 Burlington Plaza

Technical Director-MEP

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