AECOM
Associate Risk Manager / Project Director
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Associate Risk Manager / Project Director
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About AECOM
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Job Description: Project Director (Risk Management)
Location & Office Options
We are recruiting for a Project Director to join our growing risk team at either our:
- London
- Manchester
- Birmingham
- Bristol offices.
The Role at a Glance
As a Project Director, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the risk management capability for AECOM’s major infrastructure projects across sectors.
- Working as part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team, engaging with senior stakeholders, clients, and contractors.
- Supporting risk governance, decision-making, and delivering best practices to ensure project success.
You will:
- Manage an established team of risk consultants for UK projects, with opportunities to support global projects.
- Work closely with internal staff, client teams, and sub-contractors to assess risk exposure.
Key Responsibilities
In this senior position, your core tasks include:
- Acting as the risk management lead for high-value projects and programmes.
- Engaging with project teams to ensure effective implementation of risk management.
- Providing direct risk input for bids and proposals to secure new business.
- Performing risk assurance checks to validate project programme protection strategies.
- Reporting key risk data and producing insights for senior leadership.
- Creating stakeholder briefs for risk-related programme events.
- Conducting coaching and mentoring in risk management best practices.
- Facilitating risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies.
- Assisting in contingency planning and risk management framework design.
- Supporting cost, scheduling, and project control teams, and change management teams.
- Exploring innovative approaches to risk management.
- Exploring creative solutions to complex risk-related challenges.
- Influencing the development of risk strategies for critical projects.
- Conseking project priorities and approach against broader AECOM strategy.
- Collaborating with the client-focused approach to risk management.
- Managing service delivery standards against client briefs.
- Guiding ethical and sustainable enterprising risk-taking aligned with legislation.
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Requirements & Qualifications
Experience & Background
Ideal candidates must bring:
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or a risk management qualification (e.g., MOR, APM Risk, or IRM).
- Proven multi-disciplinary project environment experience in major risk management.
- Proficiency in industry standard risk tools (ARM*, Xactium, RiskHive, PRED1Data etc.).
- Quantitative modelling experience including QCRA, QSRA, Monte Carlo simulations and tools like Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser @Risk etc.
- Strong ISO31000, IRM, or APM methodologies knowledge.
- Experience managing risk consultancy teams at the programme level in complex technological projects.
- Ability to travel and operate across multiple project sectors.
- Strong task facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Knowledge of fit-for-purpose tools used in construction and engineering management.
Cultural Notes & Equality Philosopy
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and abilities. If you require reasonable accommodations for an application, please contact ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com.
If you meet requirements, OR believe transferable skills could apply, we encourage applications.
Day One Commitments & Next Steps
As part of maintaining a secure recruitment practice, all newly hired employees must attend in-person onboarding within three months of employment at an AECOM office.
EEO & Cultural Values
All statements made remain confidential per EEO guidelines.
AECOM is a Disability Confident Employer and complies with reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions meeting the job requirements. Proactive applicants should contact: ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com
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Culture & Growth
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AECOM is recognised as a Fortune 500 Global Enterprise, with a focus on sustainable development and operational excellence.
- Proud of sustained growth, advocating CSR and transparency in empowerment.
- Commitment to world-class facilities, professional development opportunities, on-going skills monetisation, and global talent owned ethics.
---### Compensation & Benefits Flexible hybrid work model designed to empower performance and autonomy.
- Innovative project-based engagement with freedom to rebalance departments.
- Wide spectrum of employee benefits supporting health, family, and personal balance:
- Healthcare access for employees and dependents.
- Tailored retirement planning options.
- Financial counselling and diversified global plans.
- Days negotiated with childcare and wellness solutions.
- Recognition of local cultural nuances and cost modifications.
AECOM provides transparency in compensation expenditure and offers high standards of benefits with varying levels of flexibility.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We value everyone’s potential, and we foster individual talent. Reach your potential with AECOM.
About AECOM’s Impact
Our work transforms infrastructure around the world, aligning digital investments across transportation systems, water resources, smart city technologies, environmental sustainability, and energy innovation.
Globally-ranked #1 by Fortune, we catalyze breakthroughs, empower local economies, and form long-term strategies for success.
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