- Full-time
- State/Province: London, City of
- Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
- Business Line: B&P – Buildings & Places
- Work Location Model: Hybrid
- Operating Group: International
- Primary Location: UK – London – Aldgate Tower
Job Description
We are recruiting for a Project Director to join our growing risk team at either our London, Manchester, Birmingham, or Bristol offices.
As a Project Director, you will be responsible for leading the risk management capability for AECOM’s major infrastructure projects across a broad range of sectors.
Working as part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team, the Project Director will need to be comfortable with engaging with senior stakeholders and customers. They will work closely with a range of internal, client and sub-contractor staff to develop an accurate understanding of risk exposure, implementing appropriate governance and supporting effective decision making.
In this senior position, you will manage an established team of risk consultants, supporting various capital projects across the UK with opportunities to support AECOM’s vast number of projects and programmes globally.
Here’s what you’ll do.
- Act as the risk management lead for high value projects and programmes
- Engage with project teams to ensure the effective implementation of risk management
- Provide direct risk management input to bids and proposals to secure new business
- Perform risk assurance checks to ensure the quality of project and programme risk management
- Communicate key project and programme risk management data to senior leaders
- Coaching and mentoring staff in risk management best practice
- Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks
- Develop robust Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans, and Risk Mitigation Plans
- Conduct Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA and QSRA), utilising techniques such as Monte-Carlo to establish project contingency levels
- Ability to design and implement risk management frameworks for projects and programmes
- Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams where appropriate
Qualifications
What we’re looking for?
As the ideal candidate you will have experience working within our primary markets along with having the following preferred experience and qualifications.
- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised and accredited university or hold a risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM)
- Proven experience and excellent working knowledge gained in a multi-discipline project environment
- Proficient in the use of Industry Risk Management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict etc.)
- Demonstrable experience in conducting Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA & QSRA) using tools such as Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk
- Competency in implementing Risk Management processes aligned with ISO31000, Institute of Risk Management, or Association of Project Management methodologies
- Experience of managing a team of risk professionals
- Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors
- Knowledge of engineering and construction management.
- Working knowledge of current methodologies and tools related to managing projects
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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