[citation needed] Akintunde began his career in the United Kingdom with some engineering consulting firms before taking up an appointment with the then-Western State Ministry of Works and Transport.
Afterward, he obtained a second Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering before returning to handle some World Bank Assisted Road projects in Western Nigeria.
He was recently a winner of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese 2007 Merit Award and the Patron of a Zonal Christian Association of Nigeria.
In recognition of Akintunde's contributions, the headquarter office and auditorium buildings in the Nigerian Society of Engineers Ibadan would be named after him.
[7] Apart from contributions to learned discussions on engineering and technology, he is the author of two books on the subject: Technological Development Through Self-Help,[10] published by Vintage Publishers (Int’l) Ltd., 1994, and Nigerian Construction Industry, Past, Present, Problems, and Prospects, printed by Ibadan University Printery, 2003.