Project Manager (Construction Consultancy)

Aecom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in London is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate medium to large-scale built environment projects from initiation to completion. You will oversee key phases, mentor graduates, and foster client and consultant relationships.

You will also support business development and contribute to team growth, with a focus on delivering quality outcomes across residential, commercial and public sector spaces.

Qualifications

• Experience and technical knowledge in project management within the built environment or construction industry.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate leadership potential and effective client relationship management.
• Be proactive, solution-oriented and adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Commitment to professional qualifications (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM).

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver project management commissions to meet time, budget and quality requirements.
• Strengthen client relationships by delivering exceptional service and aligning outcomes with objectives.
• Mentor and support junior team members and champion a high-performance culture.
• Support bids, business development, and knowledge sharing within the organisation.

Skills

Project management

Leadership potential

Client relationships

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Master’s in Project Management/Engineering/Construction

Chartered status with RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE or similar

Job description

Job Description

As a Project Manager within AECOM’s London Project Management Team, you will be manage and coordinate medium to large-scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion, ensuring their successful delivery while continuing to develop your professional skills and technical expertise. We are looking for individuals with experience in medium to large-scale residential, commercial and mixed-use newbuild development in London, as well as individuals with experience across the social infrastructure, healthcare and public sector space.

Your role will involve overseeing significant phases of projects, guiding our graduates, and fostering client and consultant relationships. Additionally, you will support business development activities and contribute to AECOM's team and organisational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Deliver: Drive project delivery on our project management commissions to meet time, budget, and quality requirements, while fostering collaboration among clients, consultants, contractors, and team members.
• Client-Centric Excellence: Strengthen client relationships by delivering an exceptional service, aligning project outcomes with client objectives and contributing to the business’ growth.
• Team Leadership and Development: Mentor and support junior members of our team in their career development, contribute to talent development initiatives and champion a positive, high-performance team culture.
• Industry Engagement and Growth: Support bids and business development activities, engage with industry forums and networking events, and take ownership of your professional growth and knowledge-sharing within the organisation.

Qualifications

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Minimum Requirements

• Experience and technical knowledge in project management within the built environment or construction industry.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, workstreams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate leadership potential and good client relationship management.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality consulting services, and comfortable in the role of consultant.
• Be proactive, solution-oriented and adaptable to changing circumstances
• Professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, CIOB, APM) achieved or commitment to achieve one.
• Ability to support the development of colleagues, particularly towards professional qualifications (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, or Quantity Surveying (Master’s desirable)
• Chartered status with RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE, or similar.
• APM affiliation preferred.
• Prince2, MSP, or similar project/programme management experience beneficial.

If you meet some, but not all, of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would still be delighted to hear from you.

Additional Information

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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.

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