Overview In this role you will lead and deliver major defence and industrial projects within AECOM’s integrated team. You’ll act as Project Manager and Employers Agent, guiding projects from development through construction and handover while ensuring governance, cost, schedule, and security requirements. You’ll work to strengthen client relationships and mentor junior staff, contributing to UK Defence capability and infrastructure delivery. This is a hands-on, field-focused opportunity with significant on-site engagement and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Pay / Benefits - flexible hybrid working
- career development opportunities
- AECOM University
- volunteering days
- benefits and well‑being programs
- global team and industry-leading technology
Responsibilities - Lead major projects (100m+) in Industrial and/or Defence sectors
- Act as Project Manager and Employers Agent, managing contractual processes and commercial positions
- Primary day-to-day client contact, leading project management and coordinating wider disciplines
- Represent and administer JCT Design and Build contracts as Employers Agent
- Manage programme, cost, and risk with robust project controls
- Build and maintain strong client relationships across stakeholders
- Support and mentor junior team members to grow team capability
- Ensure governance, approvals processes, and security requirements are met
Key requirements - Experience delivering infrastructure or industrial projects in defence (MOD, DIO or similar regulated environments)
- Strong working knowledge of JCT Design and Build contracts
- Prior experience as an Employers Agent
- Experience in multi-disciplinary design and construction teams
- Ability to manage stakeholders across client, contractor, and end-user groups
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC or higher)
- Strong communication
- Organisational skills
- Stakeholder management
- JCT Design and Build contracts
- MOD governance processes (Approvals, RIBA, Business Case, Security Accreditation)
- Security clearance eligibility (UK SC)
