Overview As an Associate/Senior Project Manager in AECOM's Defence team, you will lead and deliver large-scale construction projects within Industrial and Defence sectors, guiding them from development through handover. You’ll act as Project Manager and Employers Agent, ensuring robust controls, governance, and security compliance while coordinating multidisciplinary teams. You will build strong client relationships and mentor colleagues to grow the team’s capability. This role offers impactful defence infrastructure work across the UK and opportunities to advance within a global firm.
Pay / Benefits - hybrid working model
- career development opportunities
- AECOM University
- volunteering days
- flexible work arrangements
- global project exposure
Responsibilities - Lead major projects (100m+) in the Industrial and/or Defence sector
- Act as Project Manager and Employers Agent, managing contractual processes and commercial positions
- Be primary day-to-day client contact for project management, coordinating site supervision and cross-discipline input
- 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 multiple stakeholders
- Support and mentor junior team members to grow capability
- Ensure governance, approvals processes, and security requirements are met
Key requirements - Experience delivering infrastructure or industrial projects, ideally within MOD, DIO, or similarly regulated defence environments
- Strong working knowledge of JCT Design and Build contracts
- Prior and proven experience as an Employers Agent
- Experience working 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)
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Understanding of MOD governance processes (Approvals, RIBA, Business Case, Security Accreditation)
- APMQ, PRINCE2 or equivalent (desirable)
- Experience on projects under Government, MOD or DIO frameworks
- Desirable: NEC3/NEC4 contracts knowledge (PSC and/or ECC)
- Strong communication
- Stakeholder management
- Mentorship and teamwork
- JCT Design and Build contracts
- Project management
- Governance and security compliance
