Technical Director – Justice Architecture

Company Description

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Job Description

As our portfolio continues to grow across the UK, Ireland and internationally, we’re expanding our specialist Justice Architectural team — and we’re looking for an outstanding leader to help shape what comes next.

This is a rare opportunity to join AECOM at Technical Director level and play a defining role in the future of our Justice (MoJ/HMCTS/Home Office) Architecture practice.

We’re seeking an experienced Justice sector architect with the vision, credibility, and leadership capability to grow and lead an award-winning team. You’ll drive major projects from concept through delivery, build trusted client relationships, and help define a strategic growth plan for Justice architecture across the UK and Ireland.

This is more than a leadership role. It’s an opportunity to influence national infrastructure, shape secure and rehabilitative environments, and help deliver projects that make a meaningful impact on society.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and growing AECOM’s Justice Architecture offer across the UK&I
• Acting as Lead Designer on major, complex projects across a range of Justice typologies.
• Building strong relationships with MoJ and wider Justice sector stakeholders
• Experience delivering in both client side and contractor side roles.
• Developing and converting a strong pipeline of opportunities into successful project wins
• Leading multidisciplinary teams with clarity, creativity, and commercial focus
• Driving design excellence, innovation, and technical quality across projects
• Supporting bids, competitions, and strategic business development initiatives
• Representing AECOM at industry events and within key client networks
• Mentoring and developing talent within the team. Including direct line management of resources.
• Supporting the design proposals and ideas for a mix of new build, refurbishment and compliance upgrades and expansion programmes.
• Attending on site meetings and presentations, working both within the office and remotely.

Ideally, you’ll bring.

• Experience working within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment.
• Commercial awareness including NEC processes and budget management
• Experience working across multiple offices, regions or geographies.
• Strong operational, resource planning and reporting capabilities
• A passion for innovation, digital tools, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

We’d love to hear from you if you have.

• Significant recent experience delivering projects within the Justice sector.
• Qualification as an Architect (RIBA or RIAI)
• A proven track record leading large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong design leadership and the ability to communicate a compelling vision.
• Experience developing client relationships and contributing to business growth.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• The confidence to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in project leadership.

Additional Information

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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.