Project Director - Controls Analytics in St Albans

As a Project Director within Controls Analytics, you will lead the definition, mobilisation and oversight of analytics-enabled project controls services across complex infrastructure programmes and PMOs. You will translate client challenges into practical, scalable solutions, working through multi-disciplinary teams of data engineers, analysts, and project controls professionals. While not hands‑on in build, you will provide solution direction, assurance, and executive‑level interpretation of insights. You will also play a key role in work winning, including shaping bids, developing propositions, and identifying growth opportunities within existing and new client accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Client Leadership
  • Act as a trusted advisor to Programme Directors, Sponsors and senior client stakeholders.
  • Provide strategic direction on controls analytics, PMO performance, and data‑driven decision‑making.
  • Translate complex data and controls outputs into clear, actionable executive insights.
• Delivery Oversight & Solution Leadership
  • Lead the set‑up and oversight of Controls Analytics delivery across projects, programmes and portfolios.
  • Define controls operating models, reporting frameworks, and governance structures.
  • Provide direction and assurance to delivery teams (data engineers, analysts, controls specialists).
  • Ensure solutions are fit‑for‑purpose, scalable, and aligned to client outcomes.
• Controls Analytics and PMO Transformation
  • Shape and implement integrated controls analytics approaches covering cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance.
  • Oversee the development of executive reporting, dashboards, and KPI frameworks.
  • Drive adoption of insight‑driven performance management and proactive intervention practices.
  • Support clients in improving controls maturity, data quality, and governance.
• Work Winning & Business Development
  • Play a leading role in bids, proposals, and client pursuits.
  • Develop and articulate compelling Controls Analytics propositions aligned to market needs.
  • Identify and drive organic growth opportunities within existing client engagements.
  • Build strong external relationships to enhance AECOM’s market presence.
• Team & Capability Leadership
  • Lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams.
  • Foster a consultancy mindset, ensuring teams deliver value beyond core scope.
  • Contribute to the development of methods, tools, and accelerators.
  • Support recruitment, succession planning, and capability growth aligned to business strategy.
• Risk, Change & Performance Insight Leadership
  • Ensure integration of risk, contingency and scenario analytics into controls frameworks.
  • Guide development of change analytics and forecasting models to support decision‑making.
  • Enable clients to move from retrospective reporting to predictive and forward‑looking insights.

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Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Data/Analytics or related discipline.
• Professional certifications (APM, PMI, MSP, RICS, AACE or similar) desirable.
• Typically 15+ years’ experience across project/programme controls, PMO leadership, and/or consultancy.

Skills & Experience

• Leadership & Consulting
  • Proven experience operating at senior leadership level within complex programmes or consultancy environments.
  • Strong track record in client engagement, influencing senior stakeholders, and leading delivery teams.
  • Commercial awareness with experience contributing to work winning and account growth.
• Controls & Domain Expertise
  • Deep understanding of project controls disciplines: cost, planning, risk, change and performance.
  • Experience across major infrastructure or capital programmes in sectors such as transport, energy, water or defence.
  • Strong appreciation of PMO delivery models and governance structures.
• Analytics & Digital Understanding
  • Strong understanding of controls analytics solutions, dashboards and performance frameworks.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Primavera P6, PRISM, Aconex, and data architectures.
  • Ability to guide teams on data integration, modelling and insight generation, without needing to build directly.

Benefits

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.

Company Policy

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

EEO Statements

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. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.