Aviation Lead - Project Cost Management

Aviation has been highlighted in Europe and India as a high growth sector for AECOM. Whilst we are already operating across some key programmes of work for significant clients in the UK&I we see significant future growth potential as the sector recovers from the downturn induced by the Covid 19 outbreak. Our clients are beginning to reinvest in their assets to ensure they are in the right condition but also to ensure their capacity needs of the future. Sitting within our Infrastructure Project Management and Cost Management unit you will take on responsibility for the growth service quality and delivery people development and team leadership for Project Management and Cost Management in the UK for Aviation. You will be part of a wider leadership group working in a crossdiscipline approach to enhance AECOMs offer and reputation in the Aviation sector ensuring we bring the best of our capabilities to our clients.

Growth of the aviation Project and Cost Management team will offer a clear path to career development and further progression within our organisation providing an opportunity for an ambitious and established aviation expert to advance in the professional status.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry!

Heres what youll do

Direct develop and grow our Aviation Project Management and Cost Management offer across the UK specific responsibilities include:

• Manage and build the team reflective of the longterm growth and service proposition strategy.
• Build the order portfolio across the UK with existing and new clients.
• Develop a Business Plan that fully reflects the market growth potential and position AECOM as the premiere Aviation Project Management and Cost Management consultant in the UK by market share and reputation. 
• Identify key clients and key pursuits.  Prepare key client management plans and key pursuit plans maintaining a strong and achievable pipeline of opportunities.
• Develop and maintain existing client relationships looking to build trusted advisor status across key clients.
• Help to grow the team including leading recruitment for the team as well as coaching and developing the existing teams skills.
• Lead major pursuit proposals.
• Leverage the wider AECOM network and other business lines to enhance capability and work winning strategies.
• Implement and maintain AECOM international standards of project delivery quality program and budget.
• Oversee the delivery of large complex and multidisciplinary Aviation projects

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Technical Experience: Significant experience in project and/ or programme delivery in at Director level. A clear and apparent understanding of airports and the time cost quality drivers that are inherent for our clients and implications on their projects.
• Business Development: Previous experience of developing and maintaining client relationships and work backlog with new and existing clients. Demonstrable experience of utilizing relationships with clients to drive meaningful growth for a consultancy in the past.
• Team Management: Previous experience of team management and team building.
• Advisory Experience: Able to demonstrate a strong client and stakeholder network within the Aviation industry which will translate into winning and delivering aviation projects in the advisory sector.
• Qualifications: MRICS or equivalent chartership to demonstrate commitment to professional development

Personal Attributes

• Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills in English (written and verbal).  Excellent report and proposal writing skills.
• Client relationships: Ability to develop new client relationships and to strengthen existing client relationships.  Ability to identify understand and focus on clients key requirements.
• Commercial: Commercially astute clear understanding of setting and working to business development goals use of consultancy contracts profit and loss.
• Team Leadership: Strong team leadership skills. Ability to lead a team and to mentor and develop staff.  Ability to manage staff resources. Selfstarter proactive and entrepreneurial.
• Team Player: Strong team player ability to work closely with colleagues and get the best out of the team.
• Delivery: Commitment to delivery of quality output on time and to budget. Ability to fully engage with projects and an eye for detail when required.
• Integrity in dealing with clients staff and business dealings

As part of our Inclusion efforts you will:

• Demonstrate your dedication to driving our inclusion and wellbeing strategies by instilling a culture of respect and care within your team; being a role model aligned to these strategies.
• Build a diverse and inclusive workforce by recruiting and retaining the best talent and nurturing the next generation of leaders who will do the same.
• Lead with empathy respect and understanding actively seeking out diverse points of view and creating a psychologically safe environment where these points of view can thrive.
• Provide all employees the freedom they need to grow develop innovate and be their whole selves at work.

Additional Information :

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at   At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 privatesector 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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 youre 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 wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or longterm condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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