Construction Director

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​​​​​​​AECOM is seeking aConstruction Director to lead the delivery of major Rail project. The role involves overall leadership, contractual and commercial management, and ensuring delivery excellence in alignment with client and company objectives.

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction forrail infrastructure enabling works, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved programmes and contractual requirements.
• Lead and manage enabling works associated withrail corridors, stations, depots, viaducts, bridges, tunnels, and associated infrastructure.
• Provide strong technical and construction expertise in therelocation, diversion, protection, and reinstatement of existing utilities and infrastructure services.
• Manage the identification, verification, and coordination of existingwet and dry utilities, including: Potable water networks Sewerage and drainage networks Stormwater systems TSE/irrigation networks District cooling networks Electrical HV/LV networks Telecommunications and ICT networks Gas networks Street lighting and traffic systems
• Direct the preparation and implementation ofUtility Diversion and Relocation Strategies in coordination with authorities, utility providers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Review existing utility records,as-built drawings, GIS information, survey data, trial pits, GPR surveys, and site investigations to establish existing service conditions.
• Ensure properutility detection, verification, protection, temporary diversion, permanent diversion, and decommissioning of existing services.
• Lead coordination with relevant authorities and stakeholders forNOCs, permits, approvals, shutdowns, tie-ins, and service diversions.
• Oversee the development ofutility diversion drawings, method statements, temporary works, traffic management plans, and construction sequencing.
• Ensure utility relocations are coordinated with therail alignment, formation levels, structures, stations, drainage, roads, and other permanent works.
• Identify potentialutility clashes and interface risks at an early stage and implement mitigation measures.
• Manage interfaces betweenrail works, road infrastructure, utilities, existing assets, third-party developments, and authority requirements.
• Monitor project progress againstapproved baseline programmes, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Ensure timely completion of enabling works to facilitate subsequentrail civil, structural, MEP, systems, and station construction activities.
• Manage construction interfaces betweenutilities, earthworks, roads, drainage, temporary works, demolition, site clearance, and rail infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with approvedIFC drawings, specifications, authority requirements, project standards, and contract conditions.
• Lead coordination meetings with theClient, PMC/Consultant, Contractor, Utility Authorities, Designers, and Rail Systems teams.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure adequatemanpower, plant, materials, equipment, and specialist resources are available.
• Oversee excavation and construction activities aroundlive and critical utility services, ensuring appropriate protection and permit-to-work controls.
• Managetemporary utility arrangements to maintain continuity of essential services during construction.
• Coordinate plannedshutdowns, cutovers, temporary connections, and permanent tie-ins with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure proper documentation and approval ofutility abandonment, diversion, disconnection, and reinstatement works.
• Monitor quality of construction and ensure that all utility relocation works comply withapproved materials, testing, inspection, and commissioning requirements.
• Ensure completion oftesting, commissioning, pressure testing, CCTV inspection, electrical testing, functional testing, and authority acceptance as applicable.
• Review and managevariation orders, claims, additional works, and commercial implications arising from unforeseen utilities and infrastructure diversions.
• Coordinate with quantity surveying and commercial teams to controlcosts, variations, and change management.
• Ensure accurate progress measurement and reporting for enabling works.
  Provide strategic leadership for therelocation, diversion, protection, and reinstatement of dry utility networks associated with rail infrastructure enabling works.
• Manage relocation ofHV, MV and LV electrical cables, including existing and proposed power networks.
• Oversee diversion and protection oftelecommunication, fiber-optic, ICT, and data cables.
• Coordinate relocation ofstreet lighting, traffic signals, ITS, CCTV, and associated ELV networks.
• Manage interfaces withDEWA/utility authorities, telecom operators, service providers, and other relevant stakeholders for cable diversion works.
• Review existingutility records, as-built drawings, cable routes, GIS data, survey information, and trial pit results to verify existing cable locations.
• Ensure propercable detection, identification, trial trenching, excavation, protection, diversion, jointing, testing, and commissioning.
• Lead coordination forlive cable crossings and interfaces with existing operational networks, ensuring minimum disruption to existing services.
• Oversee the preparation and approval ofcable diversion drawings, route layouts, profiles, typical details, method statements, ITPs, and risk assessments.
• Ensure adequatetemporary power and temporary communication arrangements are maintained during cable relocation activities.
• Coordinateplanned shutdowns, isolation, switching, cutover, and energisation of electrical networks with the relevant authorities and utility providers.
• Ensure appropriate protection of existing cables throughconcrete encasement, duct banks, protective slabs, warning tapes, marker posts, cable tiles, and approved protection systems, where required.
• Manage the installation ofnew ducts, chambers, cable trenches, draw pits, manholes, joint bays, and associated infrastructure required for cable relocation.
• Coordinatecable pulling, jointing, termination, testing, and commissioning activities in accordance with approved specifications and authority requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline (BSc, BEng, or MEng).

• Chartered status or membership of a recognized professional institution (MICE, MCIOB, MRICS) preferred.

• PMP or equivalent Project Management certification is an advantage.

• Minimum20 years of experience in managing large-scale rail projects. 

• Proven record in delivering projects over AED 1 billion in value.

• Strong commercial and contract management experience, including claims and negotiations.

• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams in a matrix organization.

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About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. 

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