Project Manager (Construction Consultancy)

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AECOM is hiring a Project Manager in London to lead medium to large scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion, with a focus on residential, commercial and mixed-use development and experience across social infrastructure and public sector work. You will oversee key project phases, mentor graduates, manage client and consultant relationships, and support bids and business growth. Essentials include proven PM experience in construction, excellent communication and organisational skills, leadership potential, and strong client relationship management, plus a proactive, adaptable mindset and a commitment to professional accreditation (RICS, CIOB, APM) or progress toward one. Preferred: chartered status and PM qualifications (Prince2 MSP APM). Tailor your CV with measurable delivery outcomes and collaboration, and apply even if you don’t meet every criterion. Reach out on LinkedIn to the recruiter and highlight your flexibility in a hybrid work environment.

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

As a Project Manager within AECOM’s London Project Management Team, you will be manage and coordinate medium to large-scale built environment and construction projects from initiation to completion, ensuring their successful delivery while continuing to develop your professional skills and technical expertise. We are looking for individuals with experience in medium to large-scale residential, commercial and mixed-use newbuild development in London, as well as individuals with experience across the social infrastructure, healthcare and public sector space.

Your role will involve overseeing significant phases of projects, guiding our graduates, and fostering client and consultant relationships. Additionally, you will support business development activities and contribute to AECOM's team and organisational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Deliver: Drive project delivery on our project management commissions to meet time, budget, and quality requirements, while fostering collaboration among clients, consultants, contractors, and team members.
• Client-Centric Excellence: Strengthen client relationships by delivering an exceptional service, aligning project outcomes with client objectives and contributing to the business’ growth.
• Team Leadership and Development: Mentor and support junior members of our team in their career development, contribute to talent development initiatives and champion a positive, high-performance team culture.
• Industry Engagement and Growth: Support bids and business development activities, engage with industry forums and networking events, and take ownership of your professional growth and knowledge-sharing within the organisation.

Qualifications

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Minimum Requirements

• Experience and technical knowledge in project management within the built environment or construction industry.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, workstreams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate leadership potential and good client relationship management.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality consulting services, and comfortable in the role of consultant.
• Be proactive, solution-oriented and adaptable to changing circumstances
• Professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, CIOB, APM) achieved or commitment to achieve one.
• Ability to support the development of colleagues, particularly towards professional qualifications (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, or Quantity Surveying (Master’s desirable)
• Chartered status with RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE, or similar.
• APM affiliation preferred.
• Prince2, MSP, or similar project/programme management experience beneficial.

If you meet some, but not all, of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would still be delighted to hear from you.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.