Associate Project Manager (Higher Education, Healthcare, Defence Construction)

AECO; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Project Manager in Cambridge to lead medium to large projects across Healthcare, Life Science, Tertiary Education or Defence sectors. You will oversee inception through delivery, coordinating with design and construction teams to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes.

Ideal candidates will have consultancy experience, Chartered status, and a strong grasp of CDM regulations, with a demonstrated ability to mentor staff and drive project success in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Professional qualified in Project Management/ Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying.
• Chartered Status with the RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE or equivalent.
• Experience working in a consultancy.
• Experience in Healthcare, Life Science, Tertiary Education or Defence construction sectors.
• Strong understanding of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Management Commissions and deliver successful outcomes.
• Undertake line management or supervisory responsibilities and mentor team members.
• Lead internal AECOM Project Team Meetings and coordinate with wider teams.
• Ensure timely delivery and quality standards across project outputs.
• Develop client relationships and manage design, tender, and contract activities.
• Support business development and fee proposals while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Project Management

Construction

Engineering

Quantity Surveying

Education

Project Management/Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying Degree

Job description

Associate Project Manager (Higher Education, Healthcare, Defence Construction)

• Full-time
• State/Province: Cambridgeshire
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Cambridge - Wellbrook Court

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

As an Associate Project Manager you will need to have proven experience gained within consultancy or client organisation (Life Science, Tertiary Education or Defence sector preferable) with the ability to undertake a lead role on medium to large sized projects, with minimal support whilst providing line management support as part of your duties.

As an Associate Project Manager you will be expected to work as part of an integrated team on a significant component of a large complex project, that will be led by a Director.

The role would cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception and business case development, through the design process, procurement process, site delivery, commissioning phase and defects management.

Your duties will include but are not limited to the following;

• Lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for their successful delivery
• Undertake Line Management and or supervisory responsibilities, where you will support, motivate and mentor members of your team. Ensure all staff members reporting to you have current and relevant training
• Lead internal AECOM Project Team Meetings for the purposes of coordinating the AECOM Project Team in addition to the wider AECOM Project Management Team..
• Lead the management of the delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed time-scales and quality standards
• Positively engage with the construction and design team and work collaboratively to mitigate risks, 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 contract obligations.
• Co-ordinate, review and ensure that there has been a sign off of all management information produced by project management teams prior to issue
• Lead the development of strong relationships with clients and members of the cross-functional team
• Lead the delivery of Project Management Commissions ensuring their successful delivery.
• Be the main interface with AECOM clients (New and Existing)
• Lead the management of design on large complex projects
• Lead the management of tender documents, appraisals and negotiations on large complex projects
• Lead the formulation and management of construction contracts on large complex projects
• Progress business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities.
• To support ‘winning’ clients, being responsible for the quality of work outputs, effective communication and demonstration of professional behaviors
• Provide leadership within project management business and provide leadership and mentoring to the team
• Manage project finances, resourcing, audits, and reviews, to a portfolio of projects being led within the cost centre
• Formulate fee proposals
• Support Project Managers through their Professional Chartership
• Active involvement in recruitment and retention activities
• Ensure you complete all relevant training

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.

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:

As the successful applicant you will have the following qualifications and experience;

• Professional Qualified – ideally Project Management/ Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying Degree
• Chartered Status with the RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE or other equivalent institution
• Experience working within a consultancy
• Excellent understanding of the roles of different parties involved in construction projects and how these roles change over the life of the project
• Proven experience gained preferably in the Healthcare, Life Science, Tertiary Education or Defence construction sectors.
• Excellent understanding of construction contracts
• Understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and statutory compliance.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com 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 aDisabilityConfidentEmployer 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 [e-mail] if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

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