At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Defence construction projects, ensuring compliance and delivering value-driven outcomes.
- Company: Join AECOM, a leader in Defence consultancy with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, career development, and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for mentoring and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact supporting the Armed Forces with critical infrastructure projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management, especially within MOD frameworks, and strong leadership skills.
The Role
As a Senior Project Manager (Defence Construction) you will be joining an established programme and project management team within AECOM’s Defence business. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering projects across the full RIBA lifecycle, from early concept and feasibility through design, procurement, construction, and handover.
The role involves managing NEC contracts (PSC and ECC), ensuring compliance with MOD and DIO governance frameworks, and working closely with client stakeholders, consultants, and contractors to deliver assured, value-driven outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of Defence construction and infrastructure projects through all RIBA stages, ensuring compliance with DIO, JSP, and MOD approvals frameworks.
- Provide project leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams to deliver within programme, budget, and quality expectations.
- Act as NEC Project Manager or Client Representative, providing clear contract and commercial management.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with DIO, TLBs, and site users, fostering collaboration across multiple organisations.
- Support the development of junior project managers, graduates, and apprentices through mentoring and on-the-job learning.
- Ensure projects align with sustainability, security, and safety requirements, reflecting AECOM’s and the MOD’s governance standards.
- Contribute to business development by supporting bids, proposals, and client engagement activities within the Defence sector.
Minimum Requirements
- Proven experience in project management, ideally under MOD, DIO, or Crown commercial frameworks.
- Strong working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, ideally with accreditation or equivalent experience as Project Manager.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex multi-disciplinary teams and managing design and construction delivery.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
- Proficient in modern project management and digital tools, including MS Project and collaborative delivery platforms.
- Strong client-facing capability with the ability to develop trusted relationships.
- Eligible for, or holding, UK Security Clearance or higher and sole UK national.
Qualifications
- Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or related discipline.
- Professional qualification such as MAPM, MRICS, MCIOB, or equivalent, with evidence of CPD and leadership in the profession.
- Understanding of MOD governance processes (e.g. Approvals, RIBA, Business Case, Security Accreditation).
- Project Management qualification (e.g. APMQ, PRINCE2).
- Experience working on projects under Government, MOD or DIO frameworks.
- Eligible for, or holding, UK Security Clearance.
Benefits
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
