Hydropower Lead

Overview

In this Hydropower Lead role, you drive technical delivery and team leadership within AECOM’s expanding hydro practice. You’ll collaborate across an international network to shape and deliver hydropower projects from feasibility through construction, balancing performance, sustainability and client value. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, win work, and shape strategy for growth in Europe, India and beyond. This is a hands-on leadership position with significant stakeholder engagement and project delivery impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible benefits
• inclusive workplace

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-performing hydropower team and oversee project delivery across international clients
• Review and generate technical and contractual materials from internal and external sources
• Serve as program/project/technical lead for major hydropower projects and programs
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams with focus on client communication and delivery
• Pursue major hydropower opportunities and lead proposals and client engagements
• Support senior leaders in business strategy and market-driven opportunities
• Lead client-facing activities to grow existing relationships and win new work
• Develop capture plans aligned with AECOM’s strategies and technical capabilities
• Maintain regular client interaction and address feedback on team performance
• Coordinate with Technical Practice Leads to align skills with market trends and drive key hires
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of hydropower infrastructure and respond to technical queries
• Act as lead verifier on technical reports and design studies
• Mentor and develop junior staff

Key requirements

• BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Environmental)
• Chartered status or progress towards chartership
• Hydropower sector experience with strong technical competence
• Experience leading hydroelectric design, construction or commissioning projects
• Experience working with international clients and teams
• Strong track record in financial KPIs and business development
• Experience leading large teams and driving growth in public or private sectors
• Membership of a recognised professional body (desirable)
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and coaching
• leadership and people management
• excellent client communication
• collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• hydropower design and delivery (conventional and pumped storage)
• civil/electrical/mechanical/environmental engineering knowledge
• project management and coordination

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