Senior Digital Infrastructure Design Director
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Senior Director leading AECOM’s U.S. digital infrastructure projects, data centers, fiber networks, and telecommunications facilities. Directing multidisciplinary teams and client delivery from planning through commissioning.
Responsibilities:
- Lead complex digital infrastructure projects from due diligence and site selection through design, construction, and commissioning
- Direct multidisciplinary civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, environmental, permitting, and security teams
- Serve as primary client-facing leader for project success, stakeholder engagement, and strategic account growth
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk
- Guide technical design decisions for mission-critical facilities and communications infrastructure
- Support cable landing stations, fiber networks, carrier-neutral facilities, data centers, and related infrastructure projects
- Lead design reviews, workshops, and executive-level stakeholder meetings
- Identify and mitigate project delivery risks
- Provide technical leadership during permitting, utility coordination, and environmental review processes
- Support construction administration, commissioning, and operational readiness reviews
- Develop and maintain relationships with key clients and industry partners
- Mentor and grow technical staff and support expansion of AECOM's Digital Infrastructure practice
- Contribute to strategic pursuits, proposals, and business development initiatives
- Travel domestically and internationally as needed for client meetings, site assessments, workshops, milestones, and construction activities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Architecture, Information Technology, or related discipline + 8 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- 8+ years of experience managing complex infrastructure, telecommunications, mission-critical, utility, or data center projects
- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated success managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional credential preferred
- Experience delivering data centers, telecommunications facilities, broadband networks, fiber infrastructure, utility infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, or related large-scale infrastructure programs
- Experience supporting hyperscale, telecommunications, technology, utility, or infrastructure clients
- Knowledge of submarine cable systems, cable landing stations, dark fiber networks, carrier-neutral facilities, or long-haul communications infrastructure
- Experience supporting international projects and geographically distributed teams
- Familiarity with permitting, environmental compliance, utility coordination, and regulatory processes
- Experience using BIM/Revit, Civil 3D, Bluebeam, GIS, or related design and collaboration platforms
- Strong business development, proposal management, and client engagement experience
- Proven ability to mentor staff and lead high-performing teams
- Must be authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship is unavailable now or in the future
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Leaves of absence
- Voluntary benefits and perks
- Flexible work options
- Well-being resources
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel insurance
- Service recognition awards
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Award-winning training and development programs
- Professional growth and career development opportunities
- Global and local groundbreaking project opportunities
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