Project Manager (Water Sector)

AECOM; Ellon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Project Manager to join our Infrastructure Project Management team and deliver water projects under the FRAM programme across the North, Midlands and Scotland region from multiple regional offices.

You will manage the full project lifecycle, coordinate with senior staff, engage stakeholders, and support procurement strategies while mentoring graduates and growing the team. This role offers opportunities to impact flood risk management and infrastructure delivery across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects in the Water industry.
• Experience delivering FRAM projects across multiple regions.
• Ability to manage full project lifecycle from inception to commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver capital investment projects for water sector.
• Provide client-side project management throughout lifecycle: option studies to construction tender and NEC contract administration.
• Coordinate with senior PM/Associate and project team to allocate resources.
• Engage with client, contractors and stakeholders to deliver within agreed parameters.
• Support procurement strategies and tender documentation.
• Mentor graduates and support cross-functional teams.
• Develop relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Procurement strategies

Leadership

Risk management

Job 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

Start here. Grow here.

We are proud to have been appointed to all three Flood Risk and Asset Management (FRAM) Lots, the first to be announced under the UK Government Commercial Agency’s Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) Framework.

The award deepens our 25-year partnership with the Environment Agency, through delivering our expert technical, environmental, and commercial and programme services across flood and coastal risk management.

We will support the Environment Agency in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of their record investment programme, reducing flood risk, and delivering projects that protect communities and benefit the environment.

We are seeking Project Managers, with a history of delivering in the Water industry to join our Infrastructure Project Management team to work on the FRAM across our North, Midlands and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices.

Our growth trajectory is strong, supported by a robust pipeline of projects and you will be joining a growing team of like-minded people that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions.

As Project Manager, you will be expected to work with a Senior Project Manager / Associate to successfully manage, coordinate and deliver -water projects.

The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception, through the design, procurement process and onto the site delivery and commissioning phases.

Here’s What You’ll Do

As Project Manager, you will be expected to work as part of or lead a team to successfully manage and deliver capital investment projects. This role involves providing client-side project management support during all stages of the project delivery lifecycle from option studies, option development, and construction tender support through to NEC contract administration and on-site delivery.

• Support Project Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful delivery.
• Participation in appropriate meetings including minuting and proactively engaging in discussions, contributing to the PEP, collating progress reports, assisting with procurement strategies and tender documentation, general post contract management and administration
• Proactively engaging with Client, contractor and other stakeholders, being aware of the scope of service and ensuring we deliver within the agreed parameters and help to resolve disputes whenever possible.
• Client-side project management, including stakeholder, H&S, risk, quality, schedule, and contract management
• Support projects and commissions are delivered to the satisfaction of the client for quality, cost, and time
• Support and manage the project team ensuring appropriate resources are provided on projects, meeting the client and business requirements
• Manage the delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross-functional team
• Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients
• Provide support on contract management services on NEC4 contracts, administering through a contract management system.
• Advise the client on procurement strategies and review tender documentation.
• Provide effective support and mentoring to Graduates