Programme Manager (Defence)

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

In response to significant client demand and a strong opportunity pipeline, the AECOM programme management advisory and delivery teams are seeking to grow across all grades.

We are looking for experienced and capable individuals to work independently or with senior leadership to shape, develop, and deliver complex defence programmes. These roles will contribute to critical national capability and resilience through the successful definition, mobilisation, and management of investment and transformation programmes within the UK defence sector.

Roles will support programme advisory and delivery commissions across the full programme lifecycle, including: programme definition and mobilisation, operating model and governance design, programme readiness and assurance, maturity assessments, and the implementation of programme management and PMO structures within secure environments.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Support the team in the delivery of its strategic goals in relation to capability, growth and commercial targets;

• Lead or support the delivery of significant, complex programme management advisory or delivery commissions involving multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholder groups;

• Ensure commissions are managed and delivered to the appropriate quality standards and commercial expectations;

• Ensure a robust approach to risk identification, evaluation and mitigation is applied to all commissions;

• Demonstrate leadership in the implementation of AECOM health, safety and environment requirements;

• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross-functional teams to support successful delivery;

• Identify and act upon business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities within and without the team;

• Lead and support the development of proposals through the entire bid process;

• Ensure all direct reports are engaged, developed and supported along their own career journeys; and

• Identify opportunities to share knowledge and best practice and promote the team both internally and externally with clients and relevant industry bodies.

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Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

• Proven experience within UK defence programmes across land, maritime, air, cyber, or joint domains

• Demonstrated delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary programmes and PMO leadership in defence settings

• Experience delivering defence infrastructure or capital works programmes

• Understanding of defence procurement processes and operating models

• Key skills: leadership, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, complex problem solving, and delivery assurance

• Management consulting experience or similar strategic advisory background in the defence sector

• Demonstrable client engagement at senior levels;

• Experience in client management – able to manage ‘live’ programmes while seeking new opportunities;

• Commercial acumen and a proven track record of securing, delivering, and growing defence sector workstreams

• Line management experience

• Highly motivated with excellent industry network;

• Possess the ability to work across service lines (including a track record of cross-selling)

• Commercial experience is essential along with a proven track record of winning and retaining new clients.

• Motivated, collaborative, and committed to excellence in service delivery and national defence outcomes

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree level education, ideally project or programme management/construction/defence/engineering.

• ChPP or APM accreditation

• Managing Successful Programmes accredited (or international equivalent) preferred.

• Security clearance (or eligibility to obtain SC clearance)

• Experience using business information tools preferred.

Important Details:

Due to the nature of the work undertaken successful applicants will need to have active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance.

Additional Information

About 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.

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

ReqID: J10145537

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid