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Adrian Lindon

Vice President Transportation- AECOM
31.7 yrs experienceDesign
Dec 2025

The move

MoveSydney Metro → AECOM
TitleDeputy Executive Director- Head of Design Excellence → Vice President Transportation
LocationSydney → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveYes · Australia → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE16.7
Total experience31.7 years
AECOM headcount10,001+ employees
AECOM industryCivil Engineering
AECOM HQDallas, Texas
AECOM typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Vice President TransportationDec 2025 — Present
    AECOM· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Vice President RailOct 2024 — Present
    AECOM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Regional Director- AECOM Middle East - Buildings and Places SectorJul 2023 — Oct 2024
    AECOM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Deputy Executive Director- Head of Design ExcellenceSep 2022 — Jul 2023
    Sydney Metro· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  5. Associate Executive Director Design- Director of ArchitectureApr 2022 — Sep 2022
    Sydney Metro· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  6. A/Executive Director - Head of Engineering Design Solutions (EDS)Oct 2021 — Mar 2022
    Sydney Metro· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  7. Associate Executive Director Design- Director of ArchitectureOct 2020 — Oct 2021
    Sydney Metro· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  8. Senior Director- Atkins FellowApr 2020 — Sep 2020
    Atkins· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  9. Managing DirectorFeb 2019 — Apr 2020
    Atkins· Middle East
  10. Innovation DirectorOct 2018 — Feb 2019
    Atkins· Dubai
  11. Delivery Director Washington Purple LineJun 2018 — Oct 2018
    Atkins· Dubai
  12. Digital DirectorApr 2018 — Jun 2018
    Atkins· Middle East
  13. Design Management DirectorMar 2009 — Jan 2010
    Atkins· Central Market, Abu Dhabi
  14. Regional Director Transportation ArchitectureNov 2006 — Apr 2018
    Atkins· Dubai
  15. Lead Architect- ECRLMar 2002 — Oct 2006
    HASSELL· Sydney, Australia

Education

Top skills

Site PlanningLight RailArchitectural DesignSustainable DesignProposal WritingSubmittals

About

Adrian is a values driven senior director with over 30 years of global experience. He is Vice President for Transportation with AECOM's Middle East & Africa business leading a regional design team for major transportation projects including Rail, Airports, Ports and Marine projects. Prior to this he was an Executive Director with Sydney Metro across three major projects; City and Southwest, West, and Western Sydney Airport. With a combined CAPEX of A$50+ billion, and a focus on transforming Sydney with a World Class Metro, it's one of the most exciting infrastructure programmes currently underway globally. At Sydney Metro Adrian led the vision for the built environment with a focus on achieving design excellence in the delivery of that vision. Prior to joining Sydney Metro he spent 14

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