Strategic Programme Manager — Hybrid London in Cambridge

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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.

Depending on an individual’s grade, example role duties include:

• 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.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 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;
• 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 Programmes accredited (or international equivalent) is preferred.
• Experience using business information tools is preferred.

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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 unrivaled 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. 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.