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AECOM · London, GBR

# Technical Lead- Rail

London, GBR Manager or lead 

Listed on AECOM’s official careers site. Posted May 1, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on AECOM’s careers site →](https://aecom.jobs/jobs/DDC353A3D7F549AB8DDAA3BA36EF2167/job/)

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## Job description

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

We are excited to invite a Rail Technical Lead to join our dynamic Southeastern team in London & Croydon at AECOM. You will spearhead multi-disciplinary rail programs at all phases of design, seamlessly integrating designs by disciplines such as architecture, track, civils, electrical, telecoms, structures and signalling into safe, reliable, and maintainable solutions. You will drive the technical strategy, oversee systems integration, and ensure quality assurance while mentoring teams, engaging clients, and delivering exceptional outcomes on complex rail corridors and projects.

You will also help the transportation business to grow through strong client relationships and strategic planning for pursuits, as well as supporting tenders. _Here’s what you’ll do:_
- Act as the primary technical liaison for clients, translating operational and business requirements into robust technical solutions and phased delivery plans.
- Lead workshops, conduct options assessments, and facilitate value engineering and risk/issue resolution sessions with operators, maintainers, utilities, and third-party stakeholders.
- Establish and manage the technical governance framework, including design reviews, hazard logs, change control, conformity assessments, and independent checks/peer reviews.
- Ensure adherence to client specifications, standards, and AECOM quality procedures, maintaining a clear audit trail and deliverables register.
- Work with others in the business to plan for and execute tenders through strategic planning and development of client and internal relationships. Qualifications _Here’s what we’re looking for:_
- Extensive experience in delivering complex rail programs, demonstrating proven leadership across multi-disciplinary rail systems and civil interfaces.
- Strong systems integration expertise encompassing track/civil works, stations, traction power/OCS, signaling, telecoms, and SCADA.
- Experience guiding designs through construction, testing & commissioning, and entry into service with operators and maintainers.
- Proficiency in digital delivery and coordination workflows, as well as requirements management approaches.
- Exceptional client-facing communication and stakeholder facilitation skills, with the ability to influence decisions and navigate complex trade-offs.
- A relevant engineering or architectural degree, along with professional registration.

### Additional Information

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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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 ReasonableAccommodations@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.

### About AECOM

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

### ReqID

J10151153

### Business Line

Transportation

### Business Group

DCS

### Strategic Business Unit

Europe & India

### Career Area

Engineering

### Work Location Model

Hybrid

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: May 1, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Jul 12, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 19, 2026
- Listed for: 171 days
- Location: London, GBR[Apply on AECOM’s careers site →](https://aecom.jobs/jobs/DDC353A3D7F549AB8DDAA3BA36EF2167/job/)

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