Principal Project Manager - Utilities in London

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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.

As a Principal Project Manager with a focus on Renewable Energy projects in Construction, you will be responsible for undertaking a technical project management role on projects within our energy business; typically, our projects are associated with the generation, storage, transmission and distribution of energy both in the UK and Ireland and countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Projects include all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision both in the UK and internationally. Our clients are a mix between large energy utility generators to private developers.

As our new Senior or Principal Project Manager, you will be a senior member of the team and responsible for developing and leading project delivery and developing and maintaining client relationships. Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking the project management role on mid- to large size projects with a focus on the construction phase.
• Liaising with clients, managing project work on a day-to-day basis and ensuring that the work is delivered within the agreed requirements, timescale and budgets.
• Coordinating multi-disciplinary design and construction of renewable energy infrastructure.
• Supporting the procurement stage of projects including preparation of Employer's Requirements, and NEC/Fidic/JCT/bespoke technical contractual documentation.
• Managing the construction phase ensuring contractors align to the specific contract requirements and best practice.
• Supporting with the maintenance of project budgets, programme and overall performance in line with the contract.
• Supporting senior members of the team with the governance of the project from set-up to completion, including reporting and invoicing.
• Assisting with the review of project deliverables.
• Performing quality control reviews of work.

Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. 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.

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

• BEng (Hons) degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical or Environmental) or diploma in Project Management.
• This role has a strong focus on Construction phase delivery and requires candidates to have a background in project and construction and commercial awareness of projects in the energy sector at Construction phase including the complexities of grid connected projects.
• Experience leading the management of projects in one or more of the following technologies including design, procurement and construction phases.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. 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.

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. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

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. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

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.

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.