Project Director - Project Planning

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK’s leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Company Description Work 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. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description Start here. Grow here. We are seeking an enthusiastic, ambitious, and highly motivated Project Director with excellent knowledge of Scheduling Best practice and associated software. 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. Here’s what you’ll do: Promote and ensure overall team integration. Implement and lead collaborative planning workshops to ensure buy-in from overall project team. Perform impact analysis and monitor schedule variance. Lead application of specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques and tools. Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling, EVM, project controls methodologies. Ability to advise on complex requirements and communicate analysis and corrective measures effectively. Able to manage planning/scheduling delivery of medium/high complexity projects/programmes. 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 & procedures. Expert knowledge of schedule management tools & software. Managing resourcing, growing & developing the team. Able to manage activities with significant uncertainty of solution or outcomes. Excellent attention to detail & able to validate & check schedule management inputs, recording & reports produced, providing basic commentary & analysis. Persuading and influencing colleagues. Identifying and analysing business risks. Building and leading a high performing team. Very high political and cultural acuity. Creating and delivering persuasive and engaging presentations to wide range of audiences in our industry. Spotting, developing and coaching talented individuals. Selling and promoting the business and winning work. Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for: Experience in managing daily team operations, including developing team policies and procedures. Overseeing specific programme areas, such as recruiting and employer relations. Establishing partnerships with external employers to develop recruitment strategies. Conducting Peer Reviews and Quality Audits supported by concise report writing. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com . If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you. Additional Information Applicants will ideally be degree educated, with previous industry & sector experience being essential. Demonstrable experience in the following tools (or one of) is also required: Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Asta Power Project, PowerBI, Excel, Acumen Fuse. Collaboration You will be client focused and will understand the benefits of different communication methods. You will implement collaboration techniques and lead workshops to develop meaningful project plans. You will capture lessons learned and communicate them to the team as well as develop case studies to ensure knowledge transfer. Innovation You will have a strong desire to keep up to date with Industry best practice and technology innovations and have the willingness and motivation to participate in Working Groups. If you’re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don’t just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. About AECOM 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. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr