Associate Project Manager (Social Infrastructure)

Company DescriptionWork 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 Job Summary As an Associate within AECOM’s London Project Management Team, you will be responsible for leading and managing large-scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion, ensuring their successful delivery while using your expertise to lead more junior members of our team and contribute to business initiatives. You will deliver complex projects in social infrastructure estates transformation, with significant heritage, fit-out, infrastructure and engineering features. Your role will involve independently overseeing significant phases of projects, guiding junior team members, and leading on 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. Use your experience to take responsibility for our service delivery on large-scale projects.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. Skills and Experiences Ability to satisfy clearance checks as required by UK Central government bodies.Substantial experience and technical knowledge in project management within the built environment or construction industry.Experience managing projects with minimal supervision – self-directed and experienced in project delivery.Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple or major projects, workstreams and stakeholders.Demonstrate leadership potential and client relationship expertise.Passionate about delivering high-quality consulting services, and comfortable in the role of consultant.Able to manage more junior resources on projects.Contribute to the development of our best-practice approach to project management.Experience contributing to work winning efforts and bidding.Be proactive, solution-oriented and adaptable to changing circumstances.Ability to be involved in team management functions, including line management and business development.Ability to support the development of colleagues, particularly towards professional qualifications (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM). Qualifications Professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, CIOB, APM) achieved or commitment to achieve one. Additional Information About AECOM 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. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. ReqID: J10146368 Business Line: B&P – Buildings & Places Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India Career Area: Program & Project Management Work Location Model: Hybrid…