Program Manager
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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 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.
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.
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.
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
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.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in program management, project management or major project delivery, ideally within infrastructure, property, buildings or another delivery environment.
- Proven experience establishing and setting up programs, rather than simply managing an established program.
- Strong understanding of the fundamentals and core competencies of program management.
- Experience overseeing multiple projects, work packages, lots or delivery streams concurrently.
- Strong capability across program governance, risk, schedule, cost, reporting, assurance and stakeholder management.
- The ability to understand the detail of individual projects while maintaining a clear view of the overall program.
- Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to identify issues, opportunities and interdependencies across a portfolio.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work with senior clients and executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience guiding project teams and influencing stakeholders across a complex delivery environment.
- A proactive and structured approach, with the ability to bring clarity, governance and consistency to complex programs.
Responsibilities
- You will provide senior leadership across a portfolio of projects, with responsibility for establishing and overseeing the core functions of program management.
- You’ll be responsible for:
- Establishing and setting up programs, including program structures, governance frameworks, delivery strategies, reporting and controls.
- Providing oversight across multiple projects and lots, ensuring they are aligned with overall program objectives, priorities and outcomes.
- Developing and implementing program management frameworks, processes and systems to support consistent and effective delivery.
- Establishing program governance, assurance, reporting and performance management frameworks.
- Coordinating multiple project streams and ensuring dependencies, interfaces, risks and opportunities are actively managed.
- Providing strategic oversight of program schedule, cost, risk, resources, procurement and delivery performance.
- Working closely with Project Managers and delivery teams to ensure individual projects remain aligned to the broader program.
- Identifying and managing program-level risks, issues, dependencies and constraints.
- Establishing clear program reporting and providing accurate, meaningful insights to senior leadership and clients.
- Building strong relationships with clients, project teams, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders.
- Providing senior-level advice and guidance on program delivery, governance and project management fundamentals.
- Supporting the development and continuous improvement of AECOM’s program management capability.
- Leading and mentoring project and program professionals, creating a high-performing and collaborative delivery environment.
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