Senior Project Manager

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.



AECOM is a global network of experts working with clients, communities, and colleagues to develop and implement innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. From design and engineering to construction and management, AECOM's technical knowledge, local connections and broad market experience allow us to deliver specialized services across the entire project life cycle.

Are you a Senior Project Management professional looking to work on projects that make a difference and enhance the world around us?

If so, we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for several key opportunities across a broad portfolio

We are looking for Senior Project Managers, to join our National team to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects. You will be joining a growing team of like-minded people that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions.

Role / Office Location: National

Team: Building and Places - Infrastructure

Role description

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be expected to work within a team to successfully manage and deliver capital investment projects. This role involves providing client-side project management support during all stages of the project delivery lifecycle from option studies, option development, construction tender support through to NEC or JCT contract administration.

Development and delivery of business cases

Client-side project management, including stakeholder, schedule, and contract management

Ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your project

Preparing and maintaining schedules, including dependencies and resources

Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities

Quality management processes for project activities and outputs

Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests

Establishing and maintaining project governance reviews

Developing and managing teams

Managing suppliers

Ensure commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time

Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team

Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified, and acted upon

Provide leadership within project management business and provide leadership and mentoring to the team

Manage the delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards

Co-ordination and sign off on all management information produced by project management teams prior to issue

To 'win' clients through strong business development skills

Minimum Requirements

Experience of working within a client organization, either directly or through a co-location/secondment arrangement.

Understanding and awareness of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)

Experience of working as part of integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams

Infrastructure and project management experience.

Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Highly motivated and with excellent industry network.

Relationship building skills -ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts.

Strong stakeholder management experience.

Passionate about project management and furthering your career with a leading construction consultancy

Good technical writing skills and knowledge of reading drawings and tender documents, etc

Good client-facing and communication skills, ability to build long-term relationships

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Proficient in both spoken and written English

High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, self-starting, well-disciplined and commercially astute

A team player with a 'can-do' attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible

Your benefits will include:

Helping our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance is important to us. If you join AECOM, as well as receiving a competitive salary, you'll also have the opportunity to explore flexible working arrangements. Core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, company pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and one paid annual professional institution membership fee. You can also choose from a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

You'll also be able to give back to communities with up to two paid CSR days each year. Through our charity, The AECOM Foundation, you can volunteer to support children in developing countries. And if you're a member of the Reserve Forces you'll receive an additional 15 days paid leave for training commitments.

What We Offer

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