Associate Director Climate Resilience and Adaptation

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to lead a multi-disciplinary team including scientists engineers and other sustainability professionals to shape the future of resilience and adaptation by providing advisory services in our Environment Energy group

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Carbon and ESG team as an Associate Director in any of our rapidly growing offices including Bristol Edinburgh or London offices (although other offices may be considered) as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM were at the forefront of innovation delivering an exceptional portfolio of resilience/adaptation programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.

Our Carbon & Advisory practice has a well-deserved reputation with FTSE100 and Fortune500 clients governments financial institutions infrastructure owners and operators for Net Zero Resilience and ESG technical advisory services. The practice works across a wide range of sectors including highways rail aviation power carbon capture and storage government local government water utilities and urban regeneration industrials manufacturing chems/pharmas and financial services.

Heres what youll do:

We are seeing an increase in demand for climate risk assessment and associated adaptation and resilience strategies. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Strengthen our position as a leader in climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategies for infrastructure and business clients in the UK and across the European region.
• Work with the practice leadership to develop our climate change resilience service offerings with practical and viable solutions for collaborative projects and external clients.
• Contribute to the delivery of our ambitious business plan; growing our share of the market in infrastructure including energy transport and water and in government services and wider business resilience and climate change adaptation by winning work with new/existing clients in the UK and across the EMEA region.
• Lead manage and deliver commercially successful projects that maintain the high-quality professional outputs that we are known for.
• Develop talent within the team through line management and mentoring and support the upskilling of our colleagues on climate change resilience and adaptation.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. You will be supported by your line manager with regular mentoring and in continuing your professional development. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry!

Come grow with us.

It is an exciting time for AECOM. Since the launch of our global Sustainable Legacies strategy we have seen a significant increase in demand in this area from our clients and the wider business; and the interest is only growing. This advertised role is to support this growth as we transition to a more sustainable future alongside our clients. If you are passionate about helping organisations transition to a resilient Net Zero future and integrate ESG into their decision making then get in touch for your next career move.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Experience in developing climate change resilience and adaptation strategies at an organisational level ideally with experience interpreting climate observation and projection data
• Experience in climate change risk assessment of infrastructure systems and assets including developing/designing adaptation and resilient solutions (incl. engineered and natural solutions) for infrastructure
• Experience including advice to infrastructure sectors such as including transport water/wastewater waste energy urban infrastructure government local government etc
• Ideally proven track record in winning and delivering climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategies for infrastructure urban/regional and/or business clients both in the UK and overseas
• Experience with climate change adaptation projects and strong understanding of the role that infrastructure interventions spatial planning and governance play to increase sustainability and resilience of development

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

Additional Information :

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Anne-Marie Flynn

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About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 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 youre 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. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1