Company DescriptionWork 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.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionStart here. Grow here.We are seeking an enthusiastic, ambitious, and highly motivated Project Director with excellent knowledge of Scheduling Best practice and associated software. We are looking for innovative thinkers who are keen to engage and “Make Complex look Simple”, and as such, get involved in the AI revolution of Project Controls.As Project Director you will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing various operational aspects within AECOM, contributing to strategic planning, and ensuring the successful implementation of high-level strategies.The role will support programme leads in the delivery of programme / projects by providing high level planning service for the preparation of project plans, producing baseline scheduled tasks, resource profiles and financial models. The successful person will be involved in improving the consistency, predictability and efficiency of the programmes project delivery capability and will be able to provide leadership in best practices and Continuous Improvement.The role will ensure that the operational issues of the project controls and PMO are managed, focusing on the project interface with project leaders, project managers, project teams, and interface issues.Furthermore you will work as part of our Integrated Program Controls Team (IPC), which is composed of Schedule, Risk, Project Controls and Analytics, and as such will lead and drive Team Integration and Collaboration.Here's what you'll doPromote and ensure overall team integrationEstablishes partnerships with external employers to develop recruitment strategies and enhance internal and external relationships.Implement and lead collaborative planning workshops to ensure buy-in from overall project teamPerform impact analysis and monitors schedule varianceLead application of specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques and tools.Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling, EVM, project controls methodologiesAbility to advise on complex requirements and communicate analysis and corrective measures effectively.Able to manage planning/scheduling delivery of medium/high complexity projects / programmesAbility to play key role in multidisciplinary teams and take lead role in creating plans or analysing trends using numerical and statistical techniques.Leads and manages a team of professionals delivering planning/schedule management services and responsible for staff development.Mastery in setting up effective planning / schedule management systems & proceduresExpert knowledge of schedule management tools & softwareManaging resourcing, growing & developing the teamAble to manage activities with significant uncertainty of solution or outcomesSupport to senior management in deal negotiations, contract development, due diligence & other business development or alliance development projectsExcellent attention to detail & able to validate & check schedule management inputs, recording & reports produced, providing basic commentary & analysisLooking to future to create a vision and set strategyPersuading and influencing colleaguesIdentifying and analysing business risksBuilding and leading a high performing teamVery high political and cultural acuityCreating and delivering persuasive and engaging presentations to wide range of audiences in our industrySpotting, developing and coaching talented individualsSelling and promoting the business and winning workQualificationsReady to push the limits of what’s possible?Here's what we're looking for The AECOM Planning Associate Director role is a mid-level management position responsible for overseeing and managing various aspects of an organisation's operations, such as finances, HR, and marketing. The successful candidate will have already gained experience in:Managing daily team operations, including developing team policies and procedures, conducting team assessment and evaluation, and participating in strategic team planning.Overseeing specific programme areas, such as recruiting, experiential learning, and employer relations.Establishing partnerships with external employers to develop recruitment strategies and enhance internal and external relationships.Devising strategies for growth in profit and customer satisfaction, implementing policies and standards, evaluating the workforce, and setting goals in terms of budget and billable work.Conducting Peer Reviews and Quality Audits supported by concise report writing.Applicants will ideally be degree educated, with previous industry & sector experience being essential.Demonstratable experience in the following tools (or one of) is also required: Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Asta Power Project, PowerBI, Excel, Acumen Fuse.CollaborationYou will be client focused and will understand the benefits of different communication methods and will effectively communicate with the client to ensure their needs are understood.You will implement collaboration techniques and lead workshops to develop meaningful project plans.You will be able to make autonomous decisions guided by policies, procedures and business objectives.You will capture lessons learned and communicate them to the team as well as develop case studies to ensure knowledge
Associate Director - Project Planning in Kennington employer: AECOM
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