Senior Project Manager

Job Description

<br><strong>Company Description<br></strong> <br><strong>At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.<br></strong> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br><strong>Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.<br></strong> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br><strong>Job Description<br></strong> <br>At AECOM, we’re united by a common purpose of delivering a better world.<br> <br>Our Global Program Management business provides the structure, tools, techniques and process to deliver on this vision.<br> <br>By connecting our expertise across services, markets, and geographies, we manage outcome-driven projects that deliver social, economic and environmental value. These include programs of critical national importance in defence, transport, water, clean energy, environmental clean-up, international development and disaster recovery, as well as the shaping of many of the world’s major cities.<br> <br>We are currently looking for experienced Senior Project Managers to join our team Program Management Team. This role is based in a remote location.<br> <br>Responsibilities:<br> <ul><li>Interface and interact with executive leadership in client and lead consultant organisations</li> <li>Lead, manage, oversee, and coordinate all aspects of large, complex programs with a focus on strategic benefits, outcomes and alignment.</li> <li>Provide the necessary expertise and oversight of all program related activities and responsibilities, ensuring that these are appropriately executed</li> <li>Act as the main point of contact and key focal point for all client stakeholders</li> <li>Lead the implementation of best practice capital program governance across all clients, consultant and service provider stakeholders.</li> <li>Establish program delivery plan and appropriate control mechanisms to ensure delivery of program legacy and benefits</li> <li>Ensure that program risks are identified, prioritised, assessed and mitigated.</li> <li>Actively and successfully manage effective teamwork in often complex, multi-functional program teams</li> <br></ul><strong>Qualifications<br></strong> <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (engineering, project management etc.)</li> <li>PMP, APM or equivalent membership of a recognized professional institution preferred</li> <li>Membership of a Chartered Institution (MICE/ MCIOB/ MRICS) is beneficial.</li> <li>Preferred Professional Engineering License</li> <br></ul><strong>Additional Information<br></strong> <br>Minimum Requirements:<br> <ul><li>Demonstrable evidence of at least 20 years post education experience and at least 10 years of director/executive level interaction and interface.</li> <li>Significant senior level Program Management experience, typically leading complex programs in excess of $500 million</li> <li>Significant client-side representation, interaction and collaboration with Executive leadership in client and consultant organisations.</li> <li>Demonstrate consistent self-directed leadership of programs for large public sector clients in the GCC region</li> <li>Demonstrable experience at implementing and maintaining program benefits realisation workstreams.</li> <li>Recognized expertise in planning and developing successful complex programs with a proven ability to identify and manage priorities, integrate and leverage resources, processes and tools to set and achieve strategic objectives.</li> <li>Actively champions effective assurance and risk management elements of complex programs, drives positive risk cultures and is a trusted manager in mitigating company and client risks.</li> <br></ul>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.<br> <br>Join us and let’s get started.<br> <br><strong>ReqID:</strong> J10071544<br> <br><strong>Business Line:</strong> Transportation<br> <br><strong>Business Group:</strong> DCS<br> <br><strong>Strategic Business Unit:</strong> ME and Africa<br> <br><strong>Career Area:</strong> Program &amp; Project Management<br> <br><strong>Work Location Model:</strong> On-Site<br><br><br>