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Senior Project Manager NEC4 ECC (Accredited)
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Senior Project Manager NEC4 ECC (Accredited)
Project Manager – Infrastructure (Water & Environment) – AECOM
Location: Hybrid (Southeast, Southwest, London, Midlands) Business Line: Buildings & Places Work Location Model: Hybrid ReqID: J10150248
About AECOM
At AECOM, we deliver a better world. As the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges across:
- Transportation
- Buildings
- Water
- New energy
- Environment
Our global team of 50,000+ professionals works across the project lifecycle—from planning and design to program and construction management. We fuse excellence in technical expertise, digital innovation, and a commitment to equity, diversity, and environmental sustainability to build lasting legacies for communities worldwide.
AECOM’s Professional Services revenue: $16.1 billion (FY 2025). Visit aecom.com | Follow @AECOM for impactful work stories.
The Role: Infrastructure Project Manager
At a Glance
As a Project Manager in our Infrastructure Portfolio, you’ll drive the successful delivery of high-impact, multi-disciplinary projects. This is a chance to shape critical infrastructure,-uplift communities, and push the boundaries of environmental and water sector innovation.
Why it matters: Your work directly contributes to £88bn AMP8 Water Company investments and mission-critical programmes for the Environment Agency, including flood risk management, climate resilience, and environmental protection.
What You’ll Do
You’ll partner with project teams, stakeholders, and clients—collaboratively delivering diverse initiatives across:
- Water sector projects (Southeast, Southwest, London, Midlands)
- Environmental initiatives for government bodies (e.g., Environment Agency)
- Commissioned programmes aligned with national priorities
Key Responsibilities:
- Support project teams in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects to budget, schedule, and quality targets.
- UK’s NEC Contract Suite (Professional Services Contracts, *ECC), contract administration, risk and quality assurance.
- Ensure client satisfaction across:
- Stakeholder engagement, H&S compliance, risk management
- Time-sensitive progress reporting and schedule adherence
- Quality control and cost effective delivery
- Work closely with subcontractors and resources remotely from the core team.
- Build strong relationships with clients, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.
- Champion a collaborative, client-focused culture while aligning delivery with AECOM’s global standards.
- Actively engage in client-facing roles, including meeting leadership and providing actionable insights and proactive project updates.
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Your Growth Journey with AECOM
AECOM invests in your future. Your career unfolds with:
- Performance-driven, mentored growth—with direct support from your line manager.
- Chartered status acceleration, specialized training, and professional development (e.g., APMQ, PRINCE2).
- A transparent, open-door accreditation pathway.
We don’t just build infrastructure—we help build careers.
What We’re Looking For
Must-Haves
✅ Infrastructure project management experience (preferably with Water and/or Environment sector). ✅ Proficient in NEC4 ECC contracts (Proven practical experience with hire, variation processes etc.). ✅ Collaborative mindset—thrives in an integrated multi-discipline environment. ✅ Excellent communication skills for client-facing and internal stakeholder engagement. ✅ IT-literate, familiar with current digital workplace tools (AECOM platforms: Primo, SharePoint, Agile project management tools).
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🔹 Corporate Citizenship: Dedicated contribution to sustainable outcomes and climate resilience projects. 🔹 Environmental Focus: Highly desirable experience partnering directly with government bodies or regulatory teams to align technical solutions with policy priorities. 🔹 Relationship Building: Proven ability to establish strong, mutually beneficial trusted alliances with colleagues.
✅ Demonstrated teamwork – credible reference examples such as leadership in a high-functioning, multi-stakeholder project delivery. ✅ Client agency experience: Direct or indirect involvement with client-facing positions, including co-location or secondment scenarios. ✅ Self-starter with initiative: Can manage multiple and evolving client needs autonomously while working with AECOM’s Senior Project Managers.
Requirements & Qualifications
Essential (Core) Criteria
- Balanced competency across risk administration, quality assurance, and commercial management within NEC4 ECC framework.
- Collaborative leadership—ability to engage peers and lead cross-team delivery.
- Dedicated attention to costs, schedule adherence, and blended quality objectives.
- Experience proactively managing risks and issues for complex multi-environment project portfolios.
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Resounding Benefits for the Right People
🎖️ Accreditation pathways: A hiring pathway offering connection-fosters within AECOM and third-party professional bodies such as APM, RICS, or CIOB. 📚 Educational support for chartered credentials 🚀 Opportunity to speed chartered qualifications: Nurture potential ACE & APR accreditation. Strategic focus: Supernova: a growth roadmap accentuating flexibility, mentorship, and tailored training.
Why Join AECOM?
A brand-new world of benefits
💼 Freedom to Grow: Unleveraged, personalised Hybrid Work Options that balance flexibility and performance. 🔒 Global contribution: Help drive industry-wide change with meaningful work. 🌍 Culture that matters: Proudly diverse and inclusive environment where collaboration thrives at every scale. 📈 Career catalysts: Direct support on flexible mentoring, structured upskilling, and role specialization. 💳 Recognition: Transparent career pathing aligned with your potentials and ambitions.
Because your Impact Matters
✕ Impact metrics: Success beyond project thresholds; ignite positive ripple effects in organisations and communities. ✕ Enriched livelihoods via projects: DNVB connects personnel with purpose, linking your contributions to broader societal progress.
Total Reward
- Responsive compensation tailored to market value.
- Access to industry leading cutting-edge technology and tools.
- Opportunities to protagonise transformative work shaping the future sustainability agenda. Fortune 500 firm: Thrives amidst dynamic industry shifts.
Who Are We Looking For?
Fair Hiring Principles Commitment
We leverage the ethos behind Freedom to Grow—Equal Opportunity inclusive practices, welcoming applications from varied backgrounds and lived experiences.
⚠ Disability Confident Employer
- Applications by candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions meeting the minimum criteria will receive an interview.
- Contact ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com to explore supports for equal access within our interview framework.
All shared information handled in compliance with EEO guidelines. AECOM promises safeguarding the confidentiality of your data throughout recruitment processes.
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