Assistant Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

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Joining our Infrastructure Project Management team as a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be working on a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and environmental projects, including those aligned with the £88bn AMP8 investment period for Water Companies, as well as nationwide programmes with the Environment Agency focused on flood risk management, climate resilience, and environmental protection.

At AECOM, we have secured positions on frameworks with several Water Companies, providing Project Management opportunities in the Southeast, Southwest, London, and Midlands. In parallel, we are delivering projects for government bodies such as the Environment Agency, offering opportunities to contribute to nationally significant environmental programmes.

Our growth trajectory is strong, supported by a robust pipeline of projects. You will be joining a growing team of like-minded professionals who share a passion for innovation and delivering cutting‑edge solutions that protect and enhance our natural and built environments.

Here’s what you’ll do

• Lead the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary complex projects within collaborative delivery teams
• Client-side project management, including stakeholder, H&S, risk, quality, schedule, and contract management
• Ensure 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
• Actively manage subcontractors and resources remote from the core project team
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross‑functional team
• Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients

At AECOM, we understand your career is a journey. You will be supported by your line manager with regular mentoring and training and with focused support provided for you to achieve chartered status.

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.

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Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Infrastructure project management experience (Water industry experience desirable)
• Experience of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)
• Experience of working as part of an integrated, multi‑organisation, collaborative teams
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Highly motivated with a growing industry network
• Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts.
• Able to work under own initiative where appropriate working closely with the Senior Project Managers and Associates in the delivery of some of our projects.
• A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible
• Experience of working within a client organisation, either directly or through a co‑location/secondment arrangement.
• Excellent IT Skills and the ability to utilize current digital tools.
• Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills.

Education, Professional Qualifications Requirements

The individuals proposed for the role will ideally demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in a consulting environment providing a full spectrum of PM services including chairing meetings, minuting or proactively engaging in discussions, developing the PEP, progress reports, and tender documentation. General post contract management and administration, proactively engaging with relevant stakeholders, being aware of the scope of service and ensuring we deliver within the agreed parameters.
• A relevant degree such as in project management, engineering, environmental science, construction, or relevant subject. Alternatively, relevant experience in industry would be considered acceptable for exceptional candidates.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contract management
• A project management qualification such as APMQ or PRINCE2 would be desirable.
• An associate member of a related professional body preferably chartered (MRICS, APM, or CIOB) would be desirable.
• You may be required to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.

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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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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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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