Director of Architecture (m/f/d)
AECOM Deutschland (Job via XING.com)
📍 Frankfurt am Main
📑 Unbefristeter Vertrag
⏱️ Vollzeit
👨🏻💼 Führungskräfte & Management
💼 Professional
💼 Lead
Branche
Unternehmensberatg., Wirtschaftsprüfg. & Recht
Aufgaben
- Define the strategic direction of the architecture practice in Germany and translate business priorities into measurable outcomes (Practice Leadership).
- Build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams across multiple offices; foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and design excellence.
- Lead and actively contribute to architectural design delivery across HOAI LPh 1–6 — concept through technical design, permitting, tender, and construction support; provide hands-on design leadership with authority to challenge, direct, and approve design decisions.
- Establish design standards, technical governance, and quality across the practice; lead multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver design excellence, technical integrity, and commercial value.
- Build trusted relationships with clients, developers, investors, public authorities, and strategic partners; lead domestic and international clients to translate global ambitions into locally compliant, commercially deliverable solutions in Germany.
- Identify new market opportunities, lead strategic pursuits, and strengthen AECOM’s market presence.
- Own business performance, team utilization, delivery excellence, and operational efficiency; drive profitable growth, innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead/coordinate multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations and oversee full design lifecycle from early strategic advisory through delivery and completion; develop future leaders and shape long-term success of the architecture business in Germany.
Hard skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture with professional registration or equivalent licensure (Bauvorlageberechtigung).
- 15+ years of professional architectural experience, including at least 8 years in senior design leadership, project leadership, or practice leadership roles.
- Proven experience delivering architectural projects across HOAI LPh 1–6 in Germany with direct accountability for authorship, technical delivery, permitting processes, technical standards, and local project delivery frameworks.
- 10+ years of senior client-facing experience, building strategic relationships and leading major business opportunities with domestic and international clients.
- Proven experience leading/coordinating multidisciplinary teams and complex project portfolios across multiple offices/regions or international delivery environments; readiness and flexibility to travel within Germany and internationally.
- Demonstrated agility and professional judgement managing evolving client expectations, shifting project priorities, and complex stakeholder dynamics; ability to balance international ambitions, commercial objectives, and local delivery requirements.
- Strong market knowledge to perform business development strategies considering resource planning.
- Track record of developing talent, mentoring leaders, and building high-performing teams.
- Fluent in German and English.
Benefits
- Part of a global team supporting growth and career ambitions; opportunity to work on groundbreaking local and global projects.
- Access to cutting-edge technology and a network of experts to make real impact.
- Award-winning training and development programs to expand technical expertise and leadership skills.
- Welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community with freedom to grow and career opportunities.