Director of Growth & Business Development, Water - UK&I

T-pro; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm is seeking a Director of Growth & Business Development for their Water division in Cork. The ideal candidate will lead the UK&I Water Business, direct Client Account Managers, and drive growth strategies. Extensive experience in business development and a solid network in the water market is required. The role offers a hybrid working model and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Health and well-being programs

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business development, growth strategy, or commercial leadership.
• Proven record in revenue generation and deal structuring.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks in the water sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UK&I Water Business and collaborate with business lines.
• Direct Client Account Managers to meet client needs.
• Define and execute a growth strategy aligned with corporate goals.

Skills

Business development expertise

Revenue generation

Deal structuring

Knowledge of water market

Network in regulated water sector

Job description

Overview

Director of Growth & Business Development, Water - UK&I

Responsibilities

• Lead the UK&I Water Business and collaborate with other business lines and sector leads on key pursuits and growth initiatives.
• Direct our Client Account Managers and Framework Managers in meeting our clients' needs.
• Define and execute a growth strategy aligned with corporate goals, while monitoring market trends, policy shifts, and emerging opportunities to guide investment and innovation.
• Coordinate end-market work-winning activities and support strategic initiatives across the Water Business Line, ensuring effective positioning through branding, marketing, and bid management.
• Work across AECOM’s global network to connect emerging market opportunities with our technical capabilities, partnering with regional growth and strategy teams, subject matter experts, and client account leads to shape successful strategies for priority pursuits.
• Refine our go-to-market approach to ensure AECOM remains a forward-thinking and reliable partner to clients, with a strong external focus across geographies.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Marketing and Sales
• Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction
• Work location model: Hybrid
• Legal entity: AECOM Limited

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business development, growth strategy, or commercial leadership, with a proven record in revenue generation, deal structuring, and leading complex bids in the water sector.
• Strong knowledge of the water market, including regulatory frameworks, infrastructure funding cycles, and digital transformation.
• Well-established network in regulated water or adjacent relevant sectors.

Please note that the application deadline is by close of business on Friday 15 August.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete the application process, please contact [e-mail]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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 aecom.com and @AECOM for more.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we value everyone'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 criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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