The Technical Director is a senior technical leader within AECOM EC India, responsible for ensuring delivery excellence and technical assurance across all allocated projects within the discipline. Acting as technical lead on complex assignments, the TD ensures compliance with quality standards and proactively resolves technical challenges before they escalate.Reporting to the Business Line Director and working in close collaboration with the Lead Technical Director, the TD translates global discipline strategies into project-level execution, conducting technical reviews and verifying high-risk deliverables. For disciplines that are smaller in scale but spread across multiple EC centers, the Technical Director may be appointed as the global coordinator, responsible for integrating delivery approaches, providing a unified technical direction, and ensuring consistency of service across locations. In this capacity, the TD also plays a visible role in promoting the service line globally and contributing to pipeline development by supporting bids, pursuits, and market positioning efforts..The responsibilities of this role include: <ul><li>Act as technical lead for complex projects, ensuring compliance with discipline standards, client requirements, and regulatory frameworks.</li><li>Conduct technical reviews and serve as Lead Verifier on major deliverables.</li><li>Take ownership of quality processes within allocated projects, ensuring proactive resolution of issues.</li><li>Apply technical assurance strategies defined by the Lead Technical Director.</li></ul> <ul><li>Actively contribute to the global practice networks, supporting alignment with global best practices.Support the adoption of improved methodologies, tools, and processes that strengthen delivery quality.</li><li>Provide discipline-specific technical expertise in regional client interactions.</li><li>Contribute technical input into proposals, tenders, and pursuit strategies.</li><li>Act as a trusted advisor to build long-term client confidence in EC’s technical capabilities. </li><li>Mentor architects supporting structured training and development initiatives.</li><li>Ensure all staff within the archietcture discipline maintain a level of technical competence aligned with global standards. Identify skill gaps and coordinate the delivery of appropriate training and upskilling initiatives in collaboration with the Lead Technical Director.</li><li>Participate in periodic assessments to demonstrate equivalence in technical capability across EC</li><li>Promote professional accreditation and ongoing technical skill advancement.</li><li>Support succession planning by helping identify and develop future technical leaders within the centre.</li></ul> Who are we looking for.For the current role, we are seeking a passionate and experienced architect with 20+ years of core design expertise and international experience.Master's in architecture, experience in transit architecture and RIBA chartership will be highly valued.Must demonstrate high critical thinking and experience in solving complex architectural challenges through your work experience.Must show the acumen as well as the demonstrate experience of negotiating and influencing beyond your immediate remit.

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; 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 how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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