Associate Director - Healthcare Architecture

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Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description As our portfolio of work continues to expand across the UK, Ireland, and globally, we’re thrilled to be growing our UK+I Healthcare Architecture team. We’re currently seeking an exceptional individual to join us at Director level, to help shape the future of healthcare design. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in leading and growing our award-winning specialist Healthcare Architecture team, part of our UK+I Architecture + Design Studio – proudly ranked 10th largest architectural practice in the UK (AJ100 Survey 2025). We’re looking for a healthcare architect with substantial recent experience in the healthcare sector across a variety of typologies. This role offers the chance to help define and deliver a growth strategy for healthcare architecture in the UK&I. You will engage with NHS/HSE, Trusts, contractors, and other healthcare stakeholders to build a robust pipeline of opportunities and convert them into impactful, meaningful projects. We’re especially keen to hear from candidates based in the UK and the Republic of Ireland with proven healthcare delivery experience. Ideally have experience of Expertise in medical planning. Experience in multi-disciplinary consultancy environments. Sound judgement in design and performance decisions. Experience working across offices and geographies. Resource planning and business reporting capabilities. Commitment to innovation and continuous improvement in tools and techniques. Commercial & Strategic strengths Strong grasp of project management principles and budgetary control. Represent AECOM at industry events, promoting our work and values. Lead bids and competitions. Build and nurture client relationships. Manage commercial aspects including NEC processes. Actively support marketing and business development initiatives. Demonstrable Leadership & Operational Excellence Make confident, informed decisions that drive project success. Engage with senior leadership and resolve complex challenges. Demonstrate foresight, creativity, and technical excellence. Operate with autonomy, delivering high-impact outcomes with minimal supervision. Passionate about healthcare and motivated by AECOM’s mission to deliver a better world. Qualifications Fully qualified Architect (RIBA/RIAI) with significant healthcare experience. Strong design leadership and the ability to articulate a compelling design vision. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams on large-scale projects. Strategic thinking and business development experience. Collaborative mindset with leadership and mentorship qualities. Skilled communicator with clients, contractors, and authorities. Additional Information At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com 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 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. Join us, and you’ll 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 person’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/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.