Associate Project Manager (Infrastructure Construction Consultancy) in Bristol

At AECOM, we are 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 invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Joining our Infrastructure Project Management team as an Associate Project Manager, you’ll be working on a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and environmental projects across sectors including transportation, water, environment, energy, and rail.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Manage a portfolio of clients with multiple projects.
• Manage more complex clients and projects.
• Responsible for delivering revenues assigned from specific clients as a result of repeat business caused by flawless execution of projects.
• Consistently deliver profit margins planned.
• Complete projects without write-downs or multiplier erosion.
• Manage projects involving Risk Triggering Factors (RTF).
• Direct other Project Managers in recognising risk and uncertainty with plans to mitigate and eliminate such.
• Supervise and direct Project Managers with multiple projects or programmes of projects.
• Support and manage the project team ensuring appropriate resources are provided on projects, meeting client and business requirements.
• Actively manage subcontractors and resources remote from the core project team.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross-functional team.
• Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients.

Qualifications:

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Infrastructure project management experience gained within a consultancy setting.
• Experience 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.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Highly motivated with a growing industry network.
• Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders.
• Able to work under own initiative while closely collaborating with Senior Project Managers and Associates.
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible.
• Experience of working within a client organisation, either directly or through a co-location/secondment arrangement.
• Excellent IT skills and the ability to utilise current digital tools.
• Excellent numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills.

Education and Professional Qualifications Requirements:

The individuals proposed for the role will ideally demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in a consulting environment providing a full spectrum of PM services including chairing meetings, minuting, developing the PEP, progress reports, and tender documentation.
• A relevant degree such as in project management, engineering, environmental science, construction, or relevant subject. Alternatively, relevant experience in industry would be considered acceptable for exceptional candidates.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contract management.
• A project management qualification such as APMQ or PRINCE2 would be desirable.
• An associate member of a related professional body preferably chartered (MRICS, APM, or CIOB) would be desirable.

You may be required to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.

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AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivalled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.