Overview
In this role, you help manage project finances and schedules for large infrastructure programs at AECOM. You’ll analyze cost data, forecast budgets, monitor earned value, and support baseline development alongside the project team. You collaborate with the Project Manager and other stakeholders to keep projects on track and aligned with funding. This position offers exposure to multi-disciplinary projects and a path to leadership in project controls.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid work options
- benefits and well-being programs
- diversity and inclusion initiatives
- compensation
- global firm with growth opportunities
Responsibilities
- Analyze financial data to identify key project issues
- Prepare revised cost forecasts and progress/cost impact analyses
- Monitor earned value and cost trends; conduct variance analysis
- Assist in reviewing contractor invoices and tracking subcontractor expenditures
- Maintain cost/schedule baselines and baseline change control
- Develop and maintain WBS, dependencies, milestones, and critical paths
- Produce progress reports and dashboards for stakeholders
- Participate in project cost reviews and performance measurement
- Support procedure development and implementation
- Ensure alignment of subcontractor funding with work authorization and expenditures
Key requirements
- Engineering background
- Proactive mindset
- Confident in leading meetings
- Comfortable as a right hand to a Project Manager
- Experience with integrated project schedules using MS Project and Primavera P6
- Defined WBS, dependencies, milestones, and critical paths
- Forecasted resource demand and aligned plans with delivery teams
- Identified schedule risks and mitigations
- Produced baseline schedules and managed schedule change control
- Strong understanding of cost control and budgeting
- Proactive mindset
- Confident in leading meetings
- Team collaboration
- MS Project
- Primavera P6
- cost forecasting
Senior Planner in London employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our extensive career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working model, and a culture that values diversity and inclusion. Join us in the South East, where you can make a meaningful impact on transport planning while enjoying a range of personalised benefits tailored to support your well-being and professional aspirations.
