Associate Project Manager (Education Construction Sector)

Aecom2; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career development opportunities

AECOM University access

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support and deliver education-sector projects in the UK. You will collaborate with a Project Director or Regional Director, managing client relationships, schedules and contracts, and ensuring successful project outcomes.

You will mentor staff, contribute to bids, and support business development while maintaining high quality standards. The role offers flexible hybrid working and ongoing development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of JCT and NEC3/NEC4 contracts or similar, and commercial awareness.
• Collaborative management approach and skill set.
• Quality driven mindset; focus on effective outcomes and high quality process.

Responsibilities

• Client-side project management, including stakeholder, schedule and contract management.
• Be the primary interface with AECOM clients (new and existing).
• Lead in the delivery of Project Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful outcome.
• Provide line management and mentoring to all staff members reporting to you.

Skills

Client management

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Schedule management

Team leadership

Business development

Bid management

Public sector experience

Education

Project Management degree

Tools

JCT/ NEC contracts

NEC3/NEC4

Job description

About Our Team:

We are a true team of proud project management professionals with a passion for delivering rewarding projects for our clients. We have proven expertise delivering a range of large, complex projects that range from £5m to over £250m, plus the delivery of programmes of work for various central and local governance authorities as part of regional and national frameworks. Our Project Management teams are working with various clients in the public sector, including local authorities for delivery of their specialist school facilities, central government clients managing programmes of work across their estate as part of national and regional frameworks, the ministry of defence and, several higher education institutions notably the University of Bristol and the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.

Start here. Grow here.

In this position as an Associate Project Manager, you will be expected to work with a Project Director or Regional Director to successfully manage and deliver projects across in the education sector. 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 Project Management or JCT Contract Administration.

• 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, ensure that they have current and relevant training to develop their careers and support our clients
• Participate in business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, ensuring that these are identified and acted upon
• Lead and or input into bids with existing and new clients as the opportunities arise
• Management of other Project Managers and Early Careers on your projects and commissions, making affective use of resource at your disposal
• Client-side project management, including stakeholder, schedule and contract management
• Public sector project delivery experience an advantage with preferred experience in commercial and residential sectors an advantage
• Support the Regional Project Management Lead with wider team management

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

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Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, 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.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here's what we're looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Good working knowledge of JCT and NEC3 / NEC4 contracts or similar, and commercial awareness
• Collaborative management approach and skill set
• Quality driven mindset; focus on effective outcomes and high quality process
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Specific industry and project experience
• Valid UK driving licence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Qualified - ideally Project Management/ Engineering /Construction /Quantity Surveying Degree
• Chartered Status with the ICE, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or other equivalent institution
• APM affiliation preferred (as secondary accreditation)
• NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited PM preferred

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About AECOM

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