Project Director - Central Government

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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.

As a Project Director within AECOM’s London Project Management Team, you will be working with a Regional Director to lead a team delivering managing large-scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion.  You’ll ensure their successful delivery while using your expertise to mentor a substantial team of professionals and win further commissions from new and existing clients. You will deliver complex projects in a central government setting, with significant heritage, fit-out, infrastructure and engineering features.

Your role will involve independently overseeing projects and business activities, guiding junior team members, and leading on client and consultant relationships. Additionally, you will lead business development activities and contribute your expertise to AECOM's team, technical practice boards 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.  Project Directors in our team have work winning responsibility and are expected to be market facing.
• Team Leadership and Development: Mentor and support Associates, project managers and early career 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: Lead 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.
• Extensive experience (10 years+) and technical knowledge in project management within the built environment or construction industry.
• Experience leading projects and client relationships with executive support – self-directed and experienced in project delivery.
• Outstanding communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple or major projects, workstreams, clients and stakeholders.
• Inclusive leadership skills and relationship management expertise.
• Proven work winning experience in a consultancy environment.
• Strong internal team leadership skills and ability to bring large internal teams together.
• Well-developed client account management skills and bring an established network of clients and consultants in the local market.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality consulting services, and comfortable in the role of lead consultant.
• Able to mentor teams and support people at all grades in their career development.
• Lead on enhancing elements of our best-practice approach to project management.
• Able to lead major bids, including strong commercial acumen and understanding of consultancy pricing structures.
• Be proactive, solution-oriented and adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Lead elements of 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).

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.

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?

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. 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. This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.  

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

AECOM strives to be diverse and inclusive, a workplace where we can all be ourselves. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and experiences. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition 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.

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.