Project Director

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At AECOM, we are recruiting a Project Director to join us in our Cork or Galway office.

Here’s what you’ll do: 

Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:

•  Lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for their successful delivery

•  Proven track record in business development and work winning within the healthcare and education sector.

•  Undertake Line Management and or supervisory responsibilities, where you will support, motivate, and mentor members of your team

•  Contribute to the management of the delivery of project management team outputs, in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards

•  The role would cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception and business case development, through the design process, procurement process, site delivery, commissioning phase and defects management.

• Other complexities, such as projects that involve litigation, environmental protection, due diligence, etc.

• Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features and possible solutions.

• Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.

• Typically manages projects involving RTF (Risk Triggering Factors)

Sector experience/workload - healthcare and education construction projects

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our healthcare and education markets along with having the following qualifications and experience.

• Degree Qualified – BSc or MSc – in Project Management or other construction or engineering-related profession.
• Professionally Qualified – ideally Chartered Project Manager Status with the RICS, APM, CIOB, or other equivalent institution.

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 [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's 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?

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

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 $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 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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