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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

At AECOM, we are recruiting an Aviation Head of Construction to join us in our Dublin office.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:

Head of Construction

The Head of Construction is a senior leadership position responsible for the safe, efficient, and successful delivery of the Infrastructure Department’s construction portfolio. This role requires a highly experienced construction management professional capable of operating at all organisational levels and leading complex construction activities within a live aviation environment.

The post holder will provide strategic oversight across all construction activities, ensuring delivery to the highest standards of safety, quality, schedule performance, and cost control. They will develop and implement a comprehensive construction strategy that enables standardisation, integration, and excellence across the full programme lifecycle.

Strategic Leadership

Develop and implement an overarching construction strategy aligned to the Infrastructure Department’s objectives.
Establish and maintain best-practice frameworks, policies, processes, procedures, and systems to ensure a consistent and standardised approach to construction delivery.
Champion adherence to the agreed construction strategy and delivery methodology across all programmes.

Portfolio Oversight

Provide executive oversight of multiple construction categories including terminals and commercial buildings, piers, airfields, aprons, and associated infrastructure.
Ensure effective management of construction activities from planning through to completion and handover.
Maintain responsibility for construction financial performance, including tracking, change control, purchase orders, and payment oversight.

Safety, Compliance & Governance

Ensure the safe delivery of all construction works in compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements.
Hold accountability for the quality and robustness of on-site Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
Monitor contractor compliance with planning, statutory, and environmental regulations.
Remain current with legislative changes and industry best practices, ensuring full programme compliance.

Programme Delivery & Performance

Ensure all programmes undergo comprehensive constructability reviews and actively contribute to those reviews.
Provide guidance to Programme Directors and Programme Controls teams to ensure projects are deliverable and meet agreed performance metrics.
Drive consistent standards and methodologies across all programmes, embedding continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
Develop and implement a contractor performance management framework in collaboration with the Head of Contracts and Commercial, focusing on quality, cost, and delivery performance.
Support delivery teams in managing the construction supply chain from procurement through to final handover.

Procurement & Commercial Oversight

Contribute to the procurement of construction works, ensuring tenderers are suitably qualified and proposals include accurate duration and cost data.
Review and cross-check contract documentation relating to on-site matters and provide guidance in resolving discrepancies in collaboration with Programme Directors.

Team Leadership

Lead and manage the construction team, setting clear objectives and performance targets.
Drive high performance with a focus on safety, financial control, quality, and service excellence.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our primary infrastructure markets along with having the following qualfications and experience.

Extensive industry experience: Over 20 years of professional experience, including a minimum of 10 years managing complex, high-value construction projects within major aviation or transportation programmes.
Technical expertise: Strong knowledge of infrastructure development, engineering, and delivery, with particular expertise in modern construction methodologies and best practices.
Leadership and management: Proven leadership and management experience encompassing construction management, project delivery, and financial oversight, with a demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams effectively.
Programme planning and governance: Experienced in establishing robust programme planning and governance structures, with the ability to define clear goals, objectives, and accountabilities across teams and stakeholders.
Best practice development: Demonstrated capability in designing, documenting, and implementing best practice frameworks, policies, and standards for construction management and delivery.
Proven delivery record: A strong and consistent track record of delivering complex construction and asset development projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

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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 [email protected] 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

Aviation Head of Construction

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