Graduate Construction Project Managers ( Consulting) - Summer / Autumn 2025 starts

AECOM; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Graduate Project Manager, where you'll collaborate on diverse projects that shape communities. This dynamic role offers the chance to engage with various sectors, from education to transport, ensuring clients achieve their vision from concept to construction. You'll be a vital link between clients and project teams, fostering relationships and ensuring timely delivery. Embrace the opportunity to grow within a supportive environment that values diverse perspectives and innovative ideas. If you're eager to make a positive impact and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is your gateway to a rewarding career.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field is essential.
• Master's degree or relevant work experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Management team to drive projects forward.
• Regular liaison with all relevant parties and procurement.

Skills

Communication Skills

Planning and Time Management

Relationship Building

Decision Making

Data Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management

Master's degree in Project Management

RICS / CIOB accreditation

Job description

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Company Description

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.

Job Description

About our team:

We have a number of exciting opportunities across the UK & Ireland for graduates to work within our Project Management Teams.

Here's what you'll do:

As a Graduate Project Manager at AECOM, you have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting projects across a wide array of sectors. These include education, health care, sports facilities, residential and transport to name but a few, for both public and private sector clients.

The role of the Project Manager is dynamic and stimulating. As a Graduate Project Manager, you will assist other members of the Project Management team to drive projects forward and ensure that our clients achieve the built assets that their business function requires. This involves working at all stages of the project from initial concept right through to construction and operation of the building. The Project Manager is a key interface between the client, design team, consultants, contractors and other project stakeholders.

The Project Manager helps to ensure actions are carried out by the appropriate parties at the right times to ensure deadlines are met and that value is added to the clients' projects.

Job Responsibilities:

To be effective in the role of a Graduate Project Manager you must have strong communication skills, be good at building relationships and rapport with the various parties involved in a project, be good at planning and managing your time, be highly motivated, and be committed to delivering excellent service to our clients.

Day to day duties include:

• Regular liaison with all relevant parties
• Procurement
• Liaising/Assisting Senior/Associate Project Managers
• Contact administration
• Data management
• Coordinating the project team
• Planning key tasks
• Reporting on progress and cost
• Site visits and meetings

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

Here's what we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree (min 2:1 or equivalent) in Project Management, Construction Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering is essential.
• A Master's degree in project management or construction Management & relevant work experience would be an advantage.
• RICS / CIOB accreditation preferred.
• Effective decision making and strong verbal and written communication.
• Proactive and driven approach to work and creating success
• Ability to work in a team of diverse individuals to meet common objectives.
• Buy-in to achieving deadlines set by Clients and Managers
• Good organisation skills: ability to manage multiple tasks and willingness to ask for help when needed.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

Additional Information

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for an advanced offer start. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.