Project Director – Cost Management

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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 Start here. Grow here. At AECOM, we are seeking an experienced Project Director – Cost Management to lead the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects across our offices in Dublin, Cork, or Galway . In this senior leadership role, you will provide strategic direction across complex cost management commissions, ensuring excellence in project delivery, client service, team leadership, and business growth. You will play a key role in strengthening client relationships, driving commercial performance, and expanding AECOM's Cost Management presence within the infrastructure sector. Key Responsibilities Provide executive leadership and oversight for the delivery of major cost management commissions, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Act as a trusted advisor to clients, building and maintaining long-term relationships with key stakeholders across public and private sector infrastructure programmes. Lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing direction, mentorship, and professional development support to Associate Directors, Senior Cost Managers, Project Surveyors, and Graduate Surveyors. Drive strategic project planning, commercial governance, risk management, and financial performance across a portfolio of infrastructure commissions. Ensure effective resource management and operational efficiency, aligning team capabilities with project and business requirements. Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities, leading the preparation of bids, proposals, and client presentations to support regional growth objectives. Champion best practice in cost management, project controls, and commercial management, ensuring consistency and excellence across all project deliverables. Foster a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and professional development. Oversee training, competency development, and succession planning within the Cost Management team. Represent AECOM within the industry, enhancing the company's market presence through client engagement, professional networks, and sector leadership initiatives. Qualifications What We're Looking For The successful candidate will bring significant experience within the buildings sector, along with the following qualifications and professional credentials: Degree qualified (BSc or MSc) in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, or a related discipline. Professionally qualified with Chartered Quantity Surveyor status through the SCSI and/or RICS. 8–10 years of proven experience in a consultancy environment, delivering the full spectrum of Cost Management services, including pre-contract estimating, procurement, contract administration, cost reporting, and final account resolution. A passion for delivering high-quality consulting services and exceptional client outcomes. Proven ability to advise clients and design teams on cost, value, and risk, rather than focusing solely on cost in isolation. Excellent IT skills, with the ability to utilise digital measurement, cost planning, and tender documentation tools effectively. Additional Information Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan. 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.