At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and deliver exciting capital investment projects while collaborating with clients and stakeholders.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting dedicated to creating a better world.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hybrid working, career development opportunities, and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle.
- Other info: Opportunities for mentoring and professional growth in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that transforms communities and makes a tangible impact on the world.
- Qualifications: Experience with JCT and NEC contracts, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
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.
Start here. Grow here. As an Associate Project Manager, you will be expected to work with a Project Director or Regional Director 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 Project Management or JCT Contract Administration.
- Client‑side project management, including stakeholder, schedule and contract management
- Be the primary interface with AECOM clients (new and existing)
- Develop strong collaborative relationships with clients, stakeholders and members of the multi‑disciplinary project team
- Lead in the delivery of Project Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful outcome
- Manage the efficient delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards
- Oversee the co‑ordination and sign‑off of all management information produced by the project management team prior to issue
- Provide line management and mentoring to all staff members reporting to you, ensure that they have current and relevant training to develop their careers and support our clients
- Participate in business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross‑selling opportunities, ensuring that these are identified and acted upon
- Lead and or input into bids with existing and new clients as the opportunities arise
- Management of other Project Managers and Early Careers on your projects and commissions, making effective use of resource at your disposal
- Public sector project delivery experience an advantage with preferred experience in commercial and residential sectors an advantage
- Support the Regional Project Management Lead with wider team management
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.
Enjoy the Perks. At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Good working knowledge of JCT and NEC3 / NEC4 contracts or similar, and commercial awareness
- Collaborative management approach and skill set
- Quality driven mindset; focus on effective outcomes and high quality process
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Specific industry and project experience
- Valid UK driving licence
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional Qualified – ideally Project Management/ Engineering /Construction /Quantity Surveying Degree
- Chartered Status with the ICE, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or other equivalent institution
- APM affiliation preferred (as secondary accreditation)
- NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited PM preferred
As the successful applicant you will also require valid Security clearance (SC Level preferred – AECOM can support individuals in gaining security clearance where required).
Additional Information For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn. All newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
Equal Opportunity and Accessibility 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.
