Associate Project Manager (Higher Education)

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Job Description

As an Associate Project Manager, you will provide client-side project management services, with a key focus on the Higher Education sector. You will play a key part during all stages of the project delivery lifecycle including; option studies, development of the design, procurement, construction (including NEC contract administration) and handover.

Your role will include but not be limited to the following day to day tasks.

• Working in the Higher Education sector with input to a number of our current key clients such as University of Plymouth, University of Exeter, and the University of Bristol.
• Client-side project management, including stakeholder engagement, schedule and contract management
• Be a primary interface with AECOM’s Higher Education clients (new and existing)
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with clients, stakeholders and members of the multi-disciplinary project team
• Lead in the delivery of Project Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful outcome
• Manage the efficient delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards
• Oversee the co-ordination and sign-off of all reports and information produced by the project management team prior to issue
• Provide line management and mentoring to all staff members reporting to you and ensure that they have current and relevant training
• Participate in business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, ensuring that these are identified and acted upon

Qualifications

As the successful applicant you will possess the following qualifications and experience. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Specific Higher Education project experience
• Professional Qualified – ideally Project Management/ Engineering /Construction /Quantity Surveying Degree 
• Good working knowledge of NEC3 / NEC4 contracts or similar, combined with commercial awareness
• Collaborative management skills
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Valid UK driving licence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Chartered Status with either the ICE, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or other equivalent institution
• APM affiliation preferred (as secondary accreditation)
• NEC3 / NEC4 Accredited PM preferred

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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.

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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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.