Project Manager

Start here. Grow here. 

Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of the water industry? 

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Project Manager in our rapidly growing Edinburgh office – whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM, we're at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients. These include client such as Scottish Water, Wessex Water, Northern Lighthouse Board, local authorities and energy sector clients.

You'll work closely with an immediate team of 50 professionals, covering flood risk management, reservoirs, wastewater network and clean water supply. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the overall commercial management of projects and frameworks and be a key part of our wider delivery team. 

Here's what you'll do:

• Proactively build and maintain strong working relationships with the team in Edinburgh.
• Collaborate with senior project managers and engineers to monitor project expenditures and forecast financial needs. 
• Prepare and maintain project schedules, ensuring alignment with resource availability.
• Assist in procurement processes, tenders, managing project budgets, cost tracking, and financial reporting.
• Track project performance, identifying potential cost overruns or resource shortages.
• Maintain and manage documentation related to project financials & contracts.
• Support risk assessment efforts, helping to mitigate financial and resourcing challenges.
• Use project management software and financial tools to maintain accurate records and reports.

Come grow with us.

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 600 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. 

At AECOM, you'll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued - and let's not forget about the perks You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. 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.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you 

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? 

Here's what we're looking for:

• Experience in project coordination, financial management, or resource planning.
• Analytical skills with attention to budgeting and forecasting.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g. MS Project) and financial tools (e.g. Excel)
• Experience in the use of Oracle, Salesforce and Workday systems would be beneficial.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. We celebrate diversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities, as we understand diversity enriches our teams. If you're an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

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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. 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

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.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

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. 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. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.