Senior Project Manager - Education/Helthcare/Science

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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 Summary

As a Senior Project Manager within AECOM’s London Project Management Team, you will be responsible for leading and managing medium to large-scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion, ensuring their successful delivery while continuing to develop your specialised knowledge.

Your role will involve overseeing significant phases of projects, guiding junior team members, 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.

Skills and Experiences

• 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
• Ability to support the development of colleagues, particularly towards professional qualifications (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM).

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.

Professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, CIOB, APM) achieved or commitment to achieve one.

Our Team & Offer

As part of AECOM’s London and South-East Project Management team, you will join a diverse group of 150+ Project Managers at various stages of their careers. Operating from our London (Aldgate) and our Oxford offices, we work in a wider variety of sectors, including Commercial, Residential, Government & Defense, Occupier, Healthcare, Tertiary Education and Infrastructure.

• Flexibility and Growth: Benefit from flexible working through our Freedom to Grow policy, as well as tailored training, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to advance your career.
• Rewards and Benefits: Enjoy a competitive pension scheme, company share incentive plan, and additional support for long-term success (such as award-winning armed forces support and other internal support networks).
• Diverse Opportunities: Work on a wide range of projects with global clients, including potential for international assignments.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a strong, collaborative team with regular social events and opportunities to give back through Social Value initiatives, including two CSR days annually.

Discover some of the remarkable projects we’ve delivered or are currently delivering for our clients:

• Canada Water Masterplan – a city-changing development set over 53 acres with up to 3,000 new homes and 2 million sqft of workspace
• 22 Bishopsgate – Transforming London's skyline with cutting-edge design and engineering.
• Regent’s Crescent – Revitalising a historic landmark with elegance and precision.
• Serpentine Pavilion – Showcasing innovation and creativity in contemporary architecture.
• The Knightsbridge Estate – Redefining luxury and functionality in one of London's premier locations.
• Project Oriel – Delivering a new centre for advancing eye health in collaboration with the Moorfields Eye Hospital
• University College Hospital (Grafton Way Building) – Advancing healthcare infrastructure for the future.
• Houses of Parliament – Preserving the heart of British democracy through expert restoration.

Why AECOM?

Join us to be part of delivering projects that shape communities and leave a lasting legacy.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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.

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.