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AECOM Senior Project Manager in Leeds, United Kingdom
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.
Are you a Senior 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 experienced Senior Project Managers to join our northern team in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds to work on a number of private and public sector projects. You will be joining a team of like-minded experts that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions.
About Our Team
We are an industry leader in program management and construction management services for large capital programs and oversee activities ranging the full life-cycle of a project. The project management team serves both private and public clients in a wide range of sectors. We believe that project management is first and foremost about providing our clients with certainty of outcomes. We look beyond the traditional time, cost, quality view of project delivery and look to understand what is truly important to our clients and how we can better service them.
Our team has increased demand for individuals with front end design experience and contract administration experience. We are looking for confident and ambitious individuals that can demonstrate a balanced, robust and reasonable approach to design, procurement and delivery.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
You will need to manage and take ownership of all aspects of the project, proactively engaging with the client, construction and design team to drive the project forward. You will be required to prepare succinct and accurate reports that look forward and identify clear actions and recommendations.
When managing a contract, you will be required to positively engage with the construction and design team and work collaboratively to address risks and avoid claims and disputes whilst maintaining meticulous records to allow you to quickly respond to issues arising and form an informed and balanced opinion having due regard to the building contract.
You will also be involved in the development of less experienced team members supporting them in becoming professionally qualified.
Qualifications
Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-building skills
Highly motivated, able to work independently, diligent and with an eye for detail
Experience in NEC/JCT contract administration
Strong in setting up and implementing robust Project Management processes
Demonstrate financial acumen relating to viability and cashflows
Ability to produce formal reports and documents which clearly set out complex issues and recommendations
Preferred Qualifications :
Professional Qualification – ideally Project Management/ Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying Bachelors Degree
Chartered Status with the RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE or other equivalent institution
APM affiliation (as secondary accreditation)
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.
ReqID: J10088185
Business Line: Geography OH
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Program & Project Management
Work Location Model: Hybrid