Graduate Project Controls Consultant - Immediate Start

AECOM is built to deliver a better world. We design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets for governments, businesses, and organizations in more than 150 countries. As a fully integrated firm, we connect knowledge and experience across our global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex challenges. From high-performance buildings and infrastructure to resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure nations, our work is transformative, differentiated and vital. A Fortune 500 firm, see how we deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.

We have an opportunity for a STEM graduate to work within our Buildings and Places team, to help develop innovative class-leading Project Controls solutions to improve investment decision making to our clients in the UK and around the world. The role can be based in either our London or Manchester office within our Integrated Programme Controls Team.

AECOM provides Project Controls services to a variety of clients in both the public and private sector, and to organisations in all areas of the Construction Industry including data analytics, planning and risk management in:

• Rail
• Aviation
• Highways
• Water
• Power
• Defence
• Pharmaceutical
• Real Estate

As a Graduate you will have the opportunity to work on local projects, as well as to interact with teams based across the UK and potentially further afield.

With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there’s no limit to the impact you can make. The Project Controls graduate will utilise and adapt their technical and soft skills to our established Project Controls approach or those of our clients and develop an understanding of the various risk management and overall project management strategies available to our clients.

Job Responsibilities:

The role can be varied and is dependent on the client, sector and project, which can include,

• Gathering, assessing and challenging cost, schedule and risk performance against forecasts and baseline from multiple suppliers in multiple programmes.
• Adhering to challenging reporting timelines while supporting client PMs to ensure they have the necessary information for their reporting needs.
• Providing clear and visible added value by drawing conclusions from cost and schedule data, to identify trends and raise performance issues.
• Liaising with Data analytics team to present findings in best-in-class dashboards.
• Always look for improvements to the processes, pursuing a follow-through of improvement projects for performance reporting and control.
• Work with clients to understand and evaluate strategic options to support investment decisions.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (min 2.2 or equivalent) in a STEM discipline.
• Member of a relevant body (desirable) with supporting accreditation / certification.

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to demonstrate logical reasoning and analytical thinking
• Effective decision making with strong verbal and written communication
• Strong organisational, problem solving and time management skills
• Able to produce auditable outputs with clear record of error checking and demonstration of validity in results
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and clearly communicate information
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability and confidence to work with a wide range of Clients and Consultants
• Relevant work / placement experience in Project Controls / planning would be advantageous.

Please note - we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position so you must have permanent right to work in the UK.

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

Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Our Graduate Development Programme ADVANCE, along with our huge scope of projects across the globe, will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our ADVANCE Programme forms a core part of our business strategy globally, designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future. We have graduates on our programmes across the UK & Ireland, from over 40 different disciplines, each and every one of them making a tangible difference to the environment we all live and work in.

We will provide you with all the tools and support you need to achieve your professional development ambitions and push you to achieve the highest standards. There will be on-the-job technical development and classroom training where required, and the opportunity to work on live client projects, with significant multi-disciplinary exposure.

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 $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. 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.

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