AECOM Veterans Jobs

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program, and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

Our London + South East Cost Management plans to continue to grow our existing 120 strong team, as we successfully secure projects with many high-profile clients and as a direct result, we are currently seeking a Director in our London Public Sector Cost Management team, with a strong and proven track record in the Government, Defence and Blue Light markets. The role is market facing, including leading client engagement, business development, marketing and PR, to continue to raise the profile of AECOM and specifically the London Cost Management team. It will include taking responsibility for the care and growth of both new and existing clients and development of Revenue on behalf of the business.

As a Director, the ability to successfully manage and deliver complex, high profile projects and the Client Relationships those entail, will be absolutely key. The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from identifying opportunity, initial inception and through the design and procurement process and onto the site delivery, final accounts and post completion aftercare. You will be ultimately be responsible for the technical delivery of the schemes that you are leading for your Clients.

You will possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage both senior and more junior staff (including Project Directors and Associates) on technically complex projects, typically ranging between £50m to £200m. You will help develop collaborative relationships with our clients and other professional colleagues within the industry. You will have day to day client point of contact responsibility for projects and indeed escalation where appropriate. The successful candidate will be connected in the London market, organised and self-motivated, being able to successfully work with fellow Senior Leaders in a collaborative manner.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of AECOM's London + South East Cost Management Leadership team and the wider Buildings + Places Public Sector leadership, working with other key disciplines across the business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Be the primary interface with AECOM clients (new and existing) with an emphasis on Government, Defence and Blue Light markets.

• Proven ability of strong client relations, ability to actively provide business development opportunities with existing and new clients, ensuring these are identified and acted upon and generate winning new commissions.

• Proven ability to lead, manage and deliver business development opportunities through writing and converting bid commissions, to the right quality standards and completed efficiently and on time.

• To ‘win’ clients through strong business development skills.

• Proven leadership within cost management business and provide leadership, management and mentoring to the team.

• Proven ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.

• Manage the delivery of cost management outputs in accordance with agreed time-scales and quality standards.

• Co-ordination and sign-off on all information produced by the cost management team prior to formal issue externally.

• You will ideally be a self-motivated individual from a consultancy or client organisation background with the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team.

• Proven experience in a consulting environment/client organisation providing the full spectrum of Cost Management services.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are key.

• Significant experience of Education, Science and Commercial projects and clients is a priority.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (F/MRICS, etc.)

Additional Information

Your Benefits Will Include:

Helping our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance is important to us. If you join AECOM, as well as receive a competitive salary, you’ll also have the opportunity to explore flexible working arrangements.

Core benefits include 25 days’ annual leave, company pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, access to an electric car HPP scheme, a rewarding AECOM share-save scheme, £3k bike-to-work scheme and an annual professional membership fee. You can also choose from a wide range of other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle e.g. dental, gym, saving vouchers.

You’ll also be able to give back to communities with up to two paid CSR days each year. Through our charity, The AECOM Foundation, you can volunteer to support children in developing countries. And if you’re a member of the Reserve Forces you’ll receive an additional 15 days paid leave for training commitments.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. 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.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

ReqID: J10065846

Business Line: Geography OH

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Survey & Estimation

Work Location Model: Hybrid