Associate Project Manager

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

Are you an Associate Project Manager looking to work on building projects that can change the world, projects that are always more complex and innovative than the last?

If so, we are looking for an experienced Associate Project Manager to join our Basingstoke based team to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects. You will be joining a team of like-minded experts that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions.

About Us:
AECOM plays a critical role in the conceptualisation and creation of amazing spaces, delivering projects and buildings that define skylines and communities. AECOM Buildings & Places is made up of dedicated teams delivering projects in Commercial, Residential, Hospitality, Sports Venues, Work Places, Education, Government and Healthcare.

We are friendly, busy and motivated with an established track record of successfully delivering local and overseas projects. Some of our flagship work in recent years include;

Flagship Ministry of Defence Projects such as Project Wellesley at Worthy Down, and the new Gosport Oil Fuel Depot, a £2bn Programme at Heathrow – Future T2, Lower Thames Crossing, HMP Berwyn- the largest prison in Europe, and the Redevelopment of Hillingdon Hospital to name but a few.

About Our Team:

The Basingstoke based team provide Project and Programme Management Services across a wide range of sectors.

Our key clients include the Ministry of Defence (Defence Infrastructure Organisation), Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Department of Education, Basingstoke and Deane Council, Amazon, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, Highways Agency, Hospital Trusts and the Government Property Agency. We currently have 15 Project Managers in the team undertaking schemes both in the South East and further afield, supporting other AECOM offices and teams in the delivery of successful projects and programmes.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Associate Project Manager, you will be expected to work with a Project Director to successfully manage and deliver capital investment projects. This role involves providing client-side project management support during all stages of the project delivery lifecycle from option studies, option development, construction tender support through to NEC contract administration and Takeover.

Client-side project management, including stakeholder, schedule and contract management
Be the primary interface with AECOM clients (new and existing)
Develop strong collaborative relationships with clients, stakeholders and members of the multi-disciplinary project team
Lead in the delivery of Project Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful outcome
Manage the efficient delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards
Oversee the co-ordination and sign-off of all management information produced by the project management team prior to issue
Provide line management and mentoring to all staff members reporting to you and ensure that they have current and relevant training
Participate in business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, ensuring that these are identified and acted upon
Management of tender documents, appraisals and negotiations

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

• Relevant degree or professional qualification (ideally MRICS)
• Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Knowledge of JCT/ NEC contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• APM affiliation preferred (as secondary accreditation)
• Ideally you will live locally to the office or be willing to relocate

Additional Information

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM 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.

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

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

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