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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for a PMO Project Manager to join our team in London .This role plays a key part in shaping and embedding an automated, systems‑driven PMO capability, supporting global workplace programmes for our global tech client
The role requires strong capability in Smartsheet, including managing workflows, automations, and portfolio‑level reporting, alongside advanced proficiency with Microsoft O365 and Copilot.
Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:
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Support the development and implementation of global standards, templates, and best practices for programme delivery.
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Coordinate and maintain programme documentation, reporting, and archiving.
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Assist in the rollout and adoption of new processes and tools across teams.
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Facilitate accurate and timely reporting (monthly, quarterly) for portfolio status, risks, and milestones.
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Gather and analyze lessons learned, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
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Provide onboarding and training support for external project management teams.
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Act as a central point of contact for programme-related queries, supporting collaboration and communication.
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Help manage programme management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, SharePoint) and troubleshoot access or data issues.
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Ensure compliance with company policies and support supplier diversity initiatives as needed.
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Support the development, structuring, and ongoing improvement of workplace design guidelines.
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Ensure guidelines are integrated into SharePoint and accessible to global teams.
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Gather feedback from project teams and stakeholders to refine and update guidelines for future projects.
Governance & Standardization
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Develop and implement global standards, best practices, and processes for programme delivery.
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Maintain and update the Project Delivery Playbook to ensure consistency and continuous improvement across all regions.
Template & Process Development
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Lead focus groups to develop new processes, especially for cross-functional and global initiatives
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Lessons Learned reviews to update Playbook and Workplace Design Guidelines
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Drive change management for the rollout of new standards and processes.
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Create, maintain, and centrally store templates for standardized reporting and documentation.
Qualifications
As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our construction markets along with having the following qualifications and experience.
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Have a strong focus on building and operating an automated PMO
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Be proactive and driven to implement, embed, and continuously improve systems and tools
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Demonstrate strategic thinking with the ability to operate at portfolio level
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Be confident in change management, supporting teams through new ways of working
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Be extremely competent with Microsoft O365, including Copilot, and comfortable applying automation and AI‑enabled tools in a PMO environment
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Have hands‑on experience with Smartsheet, including workflows, automations, and reporting
Additional Information
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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 $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 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.
