Senior Project Manager (Defence)

at  AECOM

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Job Description

READY TO PUSH THE LIMITS OF WHAT’S POSSIBLE?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Good working knowledge of NEC3 / NEC4 contracts or similar, and commercial awareness
• Collaborative management skills
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Specific industry and project experience
• Valid UK driving licence

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional Qualified – ideally Project Management/ Engineering /Construction /Quantity Surveying Degree
• Chartered Status with the ICE, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or other equivalent institution
• APM affiliation preferred (as secondary accreditation)
• NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited PM preferred
  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 ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. 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!

Additional Information

• Due to the nature of the work undertaken successful applicants will need to have active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance.
• This role will also require you to work onsite in Glasgow 3 days per week.

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• Development and delivery of business cases
• Client-side project management, including stakeholder, schedule, and NEC4 contract management
• Provide strategic advice on project challenges to support the client achieving their goals
• Ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your project
• Preparing and maintaining schedules, including dependencies and resources
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities
• Quality management processes for project activities and outputs
• Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• Establishing and maintaining project governance reviews
• Developing and managing teams
• Managing suppliers
• Ensure commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified, and acted upon
• Provide leadership within project management business and provide leadership and mentoring to the team
• Manage the delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards
• Co-ordination and sign off on all management information produce