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About the Role
AECOM's programme management advisory and delivery teams are expanding to support significant client demand and a strong infrastructure opportunity pipeline. Roles will support programme advisory and delivery commissions across the entire programme lifecycle, including definition, delivery model design, readiness assessments, PMO design, and implementation.
Responsibilities
- Lead 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 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.
Requirements
- Proven experience in public and private sector infrastructure projects and programmes, ideally across aviation, energy, rail, defence and water sectors, but other sectors such as broader central government, highways, health, and decarbonisation delivery are also of interest.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and lead complex, multi-disciplinary programmes and PMOs.
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, relationship management, commercial acumen, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience in management consulting a plus, including leading or supporting PMO and programme management roles on major commissions.
- Skilled in building and maintaining senior-level client relationships, managing live programmes and identifying new business opportunities.
- Track record in winning and retaining clients, cross-selling services, and ensuring delivery aligns with commercial requirements and organisational standards.
- Experience managing and developing teams within a consultancy environment, including mentoring junior PMO and project controls staff.
- Ability to implement and oversee PMO functions, governance structures and programme controls strategies, including cost, schedule, risk, and change management.
- Proficiency in PMO and project controls tools and software such as MS Office, Power BI, Aconex, and Primavera P6.
- Skilled in guiding baseline development (scope, time, cost, risk), monitoring delivery performance, and overseeing structured governance and reporting processes.
- Experience in risk analysis and collaborating with programme leadership to address actions, mitigate risks, and identify opportunities.
- Motivated with a strong professional network and willingness to represent the organisation at industry forums and events.
- Ability to gain BPSS and/or SC clearance.
- Experience using business information tools is preferred.
- Experience using digital tools and contract management software (e.g., PowerBi, CEMAR, Primavera P6).
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Relationship management
- Commercial acumen
- Problem-solving
- Client engagement
- Business development
- Line management
- PMO expertise
- Risk and issue management
- Industry engagement
- MS Office
- Power BI
- Aconex
- Primavera P6
- Digital tools
- Contract management software
Location
- UK - London - Aldgate Tower
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree level education, ideally project or programme management/construction/engineering/business.
- NEC qualified or willing to upskill.
- APM and or ChPP accreditation or prepared to work toward ChPP.
- Managing Successful Programmes accredited (or international equivalent) is preferred.
Benefits
- Compensation, benefits and well-being programs
About the Company
- 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.
- We have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.
- We champion integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset.
- We foster a safe and respectful workplace, where everyone is invited to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.