AECOM

Senior Digital Infrastructure Design Director

AECOM • $145K — $175K *
Conshohocken, PA 19428In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Architecture, Information Technology, or related field + 8 years relevant experience.
  • 8+ years managing complex infrastructure, telecommunications, mission-critical, utility, or data center projects.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
  • Track record in managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of complex digital infrastructure projects from site selection to commissioning.
  • Direct multidisciplinary engineering teams including civil, structural, and telecommunications professionals.
  • Serve as primary client-facing leader for project success and stakeholder engagement.
  • Manage project performance—scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks.
  • Guide technical design decisions for mission-critical facilities and communications infrastructure.
  • Support development of broadband and telecommunications infrastructure.
  • Lead design reviews and executive-level stakeholder meetings.

Benefits

  • Fully remote position within the United States.
  • Opportunities for domestic and international travel for client interactions and site assessments.
  • Commitment to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process.
  • In-person Day 1 onboarding requirement at an AECOM office.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior Digital Infrastructure Design Director to lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex digital infrastructure projects across the United States and globally.

This fully remote position offers the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams supporting some of the world's most critical communications and connectivity infrastructure, including:
  • Submarine cable landing stations
  • Terrestrial fiber and backhaul networks
  • Hyperscale and edge data center infrastructure
  • Network operations and mission-critical facilities
  • Broadband and telecommunications infrastructure
  • Utility and power infrastructure supporting digital infrastructure developments

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to clients while leading large, multidisciplinary teams through project planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction support, and program delivery.

You will work directly with global telecommunications providers, hyperscale cloud companies, infrastructure developers, investors, and public-sector organizations that are shaping the future of digital connectivity.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
  • Lead the delivery of complex digital infrastructure projects from due diligence and site selection through design, construction, and commissioning.
  • Direct multidisciplinary engineering and design teams including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, environmental, permitting, and security professionals.
  • Serve as the primary client-facing leader responsible for project success, stakeholder engagement, and strategic account growth.
  • Manage project performance, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
  • Guide technical design decisions for mission-critical facilities and communications infrastructure.
  • Support development of cable landing stations, fiber networks, carrier-neutral facilities, data centers, and related infrastructure projects.
  • Lead design reviews, workshops, and executive-level stakeholder meetings.
  • Identify and mitigate project delivery risks.
  • Provide technical leadership during permitting, utility coordination, and environmental review processes.
  • Support construction administration activities, commissioning efforts, and operational readiness reviews.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key clients and industry partners.
  • Mentor and grow technical staff while supporting expansion of AECOM's Digital Infrastructure practice.
  • Contribute to strategic pursuits, proposals, and business development initiatives.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Architecture, Information Technology, or related discipline + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
  • 8+ years of experience managing complex infrastructure, telecommunications, mission-critical, utility, or data center projects.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated success managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional credential.
  • Experience delivering data centers, telecommunications facilities, broadband networks, fiber infrastructure, utility infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, or related large-scale infrastructure programs.
  • Experience supporting hyperscale, telecommunications, technology, utility, or infrastructure clients.
  • Knowledge of submarine cable systems, cable landing stations, dark fiber networks, carrier-neutral facilities, or long-haul communications infrastructure.
  • Experience supporting international projects and geographically distributed teams.
  • Familiarity with permitting, environmental compliance, utility coordination, and regulatory processes.
  • Experience using BIM/Revit, Civil 3D, Bluebeam, GIS, or related design and collaboration platforms.
  • Strong business development, proposal management, and client engagement experience.
  • Proven ability to mentor staff and lead high-performing teams.


Additional Information
  • This position is fully remote within the United States.
  • Domestic and international travel may be required to support client meetings, site assessments, design workshops, key project milestones, and construction activities.
  • Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
  • Professional references may be requrested as part of the hiring process.


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 a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
* Ladders Estimates

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