Assistant Project Manager Project Manager Rail (Infra)

Start here. Grow here.  

Are you a Project Management (Infrastructure) professional looking to work on projects that make a difference and enhance the world around us If so we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey. 

We are looking for Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers (Infrastructure) to join our teams across our North Midlands and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects both nationally and locally. You will be joining a growing team of like-minded people that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions.  

Heres what youll do   

• Lead or support Project Management commissions taking responsibility for their successful delivery.  
• Ensure commissions are managed and completed efficiently on time and to the clients satisfaction.  
• Accountable for delivery of projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time cost and quality in accordance with the GRIP or PACE.  
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams including commercial programme controls engineering and others to deliver the client requirements.  
• Support the project sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.  
• Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities) plan and implement mitigations to them and respond to other issues that affect the project.  
• Managing stakeholders taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.  
• Managing project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle which will inform governance decisions of projects by providing evaluations of progress performance risk contingency and continuing relevance. 
• Accountable for managing the safe and effective delivery of all projects from low complexity single discipline through to high complexity multi-disciplinary projects to meet client requirements to time cost quality and performance.  
• Consolidating and documenting the fundamental components of projects (scope schedule resource requirements budgets risks opportunities and issues and quality requirements).  
• Understand the value of the programme/project beyond the financial impact coordinating multi- discipline teams to agreed and achievable objectives  
• Establish and implement wherenecessaryprotocols to change the scope of projects and updateconfiguration documents asrequired. 
• Accountable for the production and maintenance of project documentation including timelines resource allocation project executionstrategiesand reports. 
• Providesupport to SPM oncontract management services on NEC4 contracts administering through a contract management system. 
• Ensure compliance with the Construction Design Management Regulations Act of 2015. 
• Advise the client on procurement strategies and review tender documentation. 
• Provide effective support and mentoring to Graduates and Apprentices.  

Approach to all projects requires a high degree of flexibility and creativity excellent presentational skills and an ability to communicate effectively with clients and consultants.  The successful candidate shall be charged with the delivery of Project Management Services within our Client focused and highly motivated professional team.   

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible  

Heres what were looking for  

• A minimum 3 years experience providing a full spectrum of PM services including general contract management and administration proactively engaging with relevant stakeholders and ensuring delivery within the agreed parameters.  
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of NEC3/4 contract management ideally with Accreditation.  
• 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.  
• Experience of working in the Rail industry with an understanding of railway systems and processes such as GRIP or PACE.  
• Successful relevant experience in a project environment including experience in team management planning contracting and delivery of projects.  
• Experience of project budget management and ability to understand and interpret commercial and financial landscapes (budgets forecasts actual status).  
• Application of Construction Design Management within the rail industry.  
• Knowledge of railway assets and how they are managed.  
• Experience in the built environment as client-side Project Manager  
• A project management qualification such as APM PMQ or PRINCE2 would be desirable.  
• Ability to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.  
• Demonstrable experience resource planning and supporting the development of less experienced resources within the team  
• Membership of a related professional body preferably (APM CIOB) would be desirable  

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry!

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 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 youre 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. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time