Interface Manager - – Major Transportation Infrastructure Delivery, Roads, Rail & Public Transportation

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Shaping Ireland's Transport Future (Roads, Rail, Public Transport, and Greenways) 

Accelerate Your Career in Infrastructure 

AECOM is seeking an ambitious and driven Interface Manager with industry experience to join our expanding Transportation team in Dublin. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates eager to take the next step in their career, delivering multidisciplinary infrastructure projects that shape the future of Ireland’s transport landscape.

You will play a leading role in the design and delivery of projects across roads, rail, public transport, greenways, and enabling works, working alongside a collaborative and innovative team.

The Interface Manager is responsible for managing all interface activities throughout the project lifecycle, including logistics, construction integration, and stakeholder coordination. This role ensures seamless collaboration between contracts, systems, and stakeholders to deliver major projects efficiently and effectively.

The Interface Manager will also oversee security strategies and provide technical guidance to ensure compliance with project objectives, standards and goals. You will be critical in ensuring seamless integration and collaboration to deliver across all aspects of our major project portfolios including construction integration.

Join AECOM's thriving Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast. Due to significant growth fuelled by a robust pipeline of major infrastructure projects and programmes

This is a chance to move beyond routine design and play a crucial role in delivering complex, high-impact national infrastructure.

Why AECOM in Ireland?

Impactful Projects: Work on some of the most significant transport programmes across the island of Ireland, directly influencing how people move. Our current portfolio includes:

• Major road, rail, light rail, and bus infrastructure projects and programmes with all the major Irish public clients including TII, NTA, DAA, and IE.
• Major Road Schemes: N25 Midleton to Youghal Transport Project (Co. Cork). N17 Milltown (Co. Galway), A24 Ballynahinch Bypass (Co. Down), N54 Tullybryan Realignment (Co. Monaghan) M21 Adare Bypass Phases 1 and 2 (Co. Limerick), Carlow Southern Relief Road & Multi Modal Corridor (Co. Carlow), N4 Mullingar to Longford (Co. Westmeath and Co. Longford). 
• Sustainable & Active Travel: Delivery teams for the TII Luas Programme, the NTA BusConnects Programmes, multiple major rail projects and a vast programme of Greenways (>300km) for TII and Local Authorities, including major schemes in West Cork and Donegal.
• Multidisciplinary Exposure: Gain hands-on experience across the entire project lifecycle, from early feasibility and statutory consent through to detailed design, construction support, and contract administration.

Your Role & Responsibilities:

• You will be ready to take the next step in your career, delivering and coordinating design packages on complex infrastructure programmes.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex infrastructure projects to time, budget and quality.
• Drive best practices in technical activities, processes, and standards.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design and construction interfaces across packages to achieve fully integrated delivery.
• Act as primary point of contact, coordinating clients, contractors, and authorities (e.g., TII, NTA, Local Authorities) and ensuring clear interface communication.
• Support and coach engineers, contributing to AECOM’s culture of growth and continuous learning.
• Prepare and review design submissions, technical reports, planning applications and tender documentation in line with Irish/EU standards.
• Conduct and review site inspections, surveys, and technical assessments to inform design and construction processes.
• Ensure compliance with HSSEQ and deliverables to scope, time, cost and quality, aligned with AECOM standards.
• Support resource planning, programme management, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Champion innovation, sustainability, and digital delivery across all projects.
• Develop the interface strategy, define boundaries between work packages, and document how contracts, systems and stakeholders interact across the lifecycle
• Review any Interface Agreements to ensure alignment with project goals. 
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including TII, National Transport Authority, Local Authorities, and others.
• Ensure clear communication and collaboration with the Client and other interfacing stakeholders.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure integration across various design and construction aspects.
• Provide technical support for construction supervision, testing, and final acceptance of works. 

What we offer: 

• Flexible hybrid working.
• A structured and transparent career model, allowing you to plan your progression with confidence and clarity. 
• A merit led reward programme, recognising individual and team contributions to quality, safety and commercial successes. 
• Career development opportunities via AECOM University and our industry leading Technical Excellence programme. 
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Save As You Earn - Savings related share-option scheme. 
• Charity & Community Activities – fundraising challenges, sponsored walks/runs, STEM outreach days, and local volunteering initiatives.
• Wellbeing Events – yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks/cycles, and mental health awareness activities.
• Sports & Clubs – five-a-side football, cycling groups, running, hiking and chess clubs, and participation in corporate challenge events and many more.
• Annual Celebrations – summer events, holiday celebrations, and recognition awards.

Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Typically 10+ years, with at least 5 years in interface, construction, or project management for high-value roads, rail or similar projects or relevant experience in the design and delivery of major roads, major public transport, light rail, rail, or enabling works projects.  Or similar transferable experience from water, energy, or utilities sectors.
• Degree in engineering, construction, or project management or related discipline; Level 9 Masters and Chartered status is highly desirable.
• Proven track record leading teams to deliver complex, regulated infrastructure to programme and budget, including contractor coordination and interface management.
• Strong knowledge of Irish and European design standards, planning processes, and statutory requirements.
• Experience preparing and reviewing technical reports, drawings, specifications, and tender documents.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proven track record in safety-critical and unionised environments. 
• Expertise in driving efficiency, stakeholder management, and resolving unforeseen risks.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to create a collaborative culture and ensure high-quality service delivery. 

Desirable experience / Qualifications:

The following are areas of desirable skillsets and qualifications for the role or which candidates may be interested in pursuing as part their career development in this role:

• Project Management Qualifications, such as PMP
• Construction Manager Qualifications, such as CCM
• NEC3/4 ECC Supervision Accreditation
• OSHA Safety Certification
• Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Membership in professional bodies (e.g., SCSI, RICS, CIOB, IEI, CIArb)

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

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.

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 [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.