Program Management Director

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At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for a Program Management Director to join us at our Dublin office.

Here’s what you’ll do: 

Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities;

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our aviation markets along with having the following qualifications and experience:

Programme Requirements, Standards & Performance 

• Lead the co-ordination of the programme, working closely with the programme delivery team, consultants and contractors 

• Be responsible for the programme budget, providing reporting and ensuring resources are well deployed and managed 

• Determine and track delivery milestones and key performance indicators 

• Work with key stakeholders across the aviation community, partners and the wider Contracting Entity, to understand the landscape/context and support the delivery of the programme's objectives 

• Coordinate and draw support from the functions to ensure delivery excellence and performance on the programme ensuring suitable processes and procedures are in place. 

• Comply with governance process, and ensure programme submissions are appropriate to enable progress though Control Points to assure delivery. 

Programme Delivery 

• Apply oversight, expertise and sound judgment – either themselves, or by seeking independent verification through the Head of Quality Assurance. 

• Escalation of risks / issues to Head of Delivery for mitigation / resolution. 

• Manage the programme governance structures and establish their consistent use throughout the programme team 

• Keep the programme aligned with business / portfolio / programme priorities and strategies 

• Identify and leverage opportunities for implementation of continuous improvement and lean techniques to reduce costs and release programme contingency 

• Discharge delegated authority for low & medium risk projects in line with corporate / portfolio governance. 

• Deliver the programme outcomes specified in the functional briefs within the control baseline and associated tolerances. 

• Lead the attainment of consents for works delivery, and compliance with programme commitments and undertakings 

Leading a multi-disciplinary team & managing stakeholders 

• Effectively manage teams of project controls, design, and other support consultants in an effort to properly allocate resources and maximize efficiencies across the programme. 

• Where appropriate, challenge forecasts and information produced by Project Managers and/or suppliers 

• Lead a safety culture and associated behaviours, in order to promote health and safety across the Programme and wider organisation 

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our aviation markets along with having the following qualifications and experience:

Knowledge, Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• 28+ years’ experience in Programme delivery across Infrastructure programmes of significant size and complexity, with at least 5 years of senior management experience. 

• Must have experience from inception to completion of complex high value airport/aviation projects, preferably in the delivery of airfield infrastructure including runway/apron/taxiway development and rehab, 

• Extensive knowledge of and understanding of capital project and programme delivery and how this supports and integrates with a wider high functioning environment and capital investment plan. 

• Strong and demonstrable leadership and management skills, including project management, procurement, 

• Strong planning, governance and delivery skills with the ability to set team goals, objectives and priorities, establishing clear roles and responsibilities for all direct reports. 

• Tangible experience of documenting best practice delivery, policies and standards. 

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan. 

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.