Programme Management Office lead (Infrastructure Construction)

AECOM; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking experienced programme managers to lead complex advisory and delivery commissions. Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality management of projects, developing client relationships, and identifying business opportunities. Candidates should have strong leadership skills, experience in programme management, and a passion for innovation. This role provides an opportunity to impact community enhancement through successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in the delivery of its strategic goals.
• Deliver significant, complex programme management commissions.
• Ensure commissions meet quality standards and commercial expectations.
• Apply risk identification and mitigation approaches.
• Implement health, safety, and environment requirements.
• Develop relationships with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Identify business development opportunities.
• Lead the development of proposals through the bid process.
• Engage and support direct reports in their career journeys.
• Promote the team with clients and industry bodies.

Job description

The available roles will support programme advisory and delivery commissions across the whole programme lifecycle including programme definition, delivery model and organisational design, programme readiness, maturity assessments, programme management and PMO design, leadership and implementation. Depending on an individual's grade, example role duties include:

>Lead the team in the delivery of its strategic goals in relation to capability, growth and commercial targets;
• Lead or support the delivery of significant, complex programme management advisory or delivery commissions involving multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholder groups;
• Ensure commissions are managed and delivered to the appropriate quality standards and commercial expectations;
• Ensure a robust approach to risk identification, evaluation and mitigation is applied to all commissions;
• Demonstrate leadership in the implementation of AECOM health, safety and environment requirements;
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of cross-functional teams to support successful delivery;
• Identify and act upon business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities within and without the team;
• Lead and support the development of proposals through the entire bid process;
• Ensure all direct reports are engaged, developed and supported along their own career journeys; and
• Identify opportunities to share knowledge and best practice and promote the team both internally and externally with clients and relevant industry bodies.

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.

The team is seeking suitably experienced and capable individuals to work independently or with a Director to successfully shape, develop, initiate and deliver client investment and business change programmes.