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Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
Job Description
In response to significant client demand and a strong infrastructure opportunity pipeline, the AECOM programme management advisory and delivery teams are seeking to grow across all grades. The team is seeking suitably experienced and capable individuals to work independently or with a Director to successfully shape, develop, initiate and deliver client investment and business change programmes.
The available roles will support programme advisory and delivery commissions across the whole programme lifecycle including programme definition, delivery model and organisational design, programme readiness, maturity assessments, programme management and PMO design and implementation.
* Support the team in the delivery of its strategic goals in relation to capability, growth and commercial targets;
* Lead or support the delivery of significant, complex programme management advisory or delivery commissions involving multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholder groups;
* Ensure commissions are managed and delivered to the appropriate quality standards and commercial expectations;
* Ensure a robust approach to risk identification, evaluation and mitigation is applied to all commissions;
* Demonstrate leadership in the implementation of AECOM health, safety and environment requirements;
* Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross‑functional teams to support successful delivery;
* Identify and act upon business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross‑selling opportunities within and without the team;
* Lead and support the development of proposals through the entire bid process;
* Ensure all direct reports are engaged, developed and supported along their own career journeys;
* Identify opportunities to share knowledge and best practice and promote the team both internally and externally with clients and relevant industry bodies.
Qualifications
Depending on an individual’s grade, typical requirements and experience required includes:
* Public and private sector infrastructure, aviation, energy, rail and water experience preferred – other useful experience would include Defence, Government, Highways, Health and Decarbonisation;
* Complex, multi‑disciplinary programme and PMO management experience;
* Proven track record for delivery;
* Key skills including leadership, strategy development, relationship management, complex problem solving and insightful;
* Management consulting experience;
* Demonstrable client engagement at senior levels;
* Experience in client management – able to manage the account in terms of ‘live’ programmes while seeking new opportunities;
* Line management experience in a comparative consultancy business;
* Highly motivated with excellent industry network;
* Possess the ability to work across service lines (including a track record of cross‑selling);
* Commercial experience is essential along with a proven track record of winning and retaining new clients.
Qualifications/criteria:
* Degree level education, ideally project or programme management/construction/engineering.
* ChPP or APM accreditation.
* Managing Successful Programme accredited (or international equivalent) is preferred.
* Experience using business information tools is preferred.
Additional Information
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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 programme 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.
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. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Seniority Level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
* Full-time
Job Function
* Project Management and Information Technology
* Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction
Work Location Model
* Hybrid
Business Line
* Buildings & Places
Business Group
* DCS
Strategic Business Unit
* Europe & India
Career Area
* Program & Project Management
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