Project Director – Controls Analytics

About the Opportunity

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking to recruit Project Directors to strengthen our leadership team. These roles will play a critical part in:

• Leading high-profile client engagements
• Shaping and delivering Controls Analytics solutions
• Driving work-winning and business growth
• Developing our team and capability

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Client Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to Programme Directors, Sponsors, and senior client stakeholders.
• Delivery Oversight & Solution Leadership: Lead the set-up and oversight of Controls Analytics delivery across projects, programmes, and portfolios.
• Controls Analytics and PMO Transformation: Shape and implement integrated controls analytics approaches covering cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance.
• Work Winning & Business Development: Play a leading role in bids, proposals, and client pursuits.
• Team & Capability Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Risk, Change & Performance Insight Leadership: Ensure integration of risk, contingency, and scenario analytics into controls frameworks.

About You

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Data/Analytics, or related discipline.
• Professional certifications (APM, PMI, MSP, RICS, AACE or similar) desirable.
• Typically 15+ years’ experience across project/programme controls, PMO leadership, and/or consultancy.

Skills & Experience

Leadership & Consulting: Proven experience operating at senior leadership level within complex programmes or consultancy environments.

Controls & Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of project controls disciplines: cost, planning, risk, change, and performance.

Analytics & Digital Understanding: Strong understanding of controls analytics solutions, dashboards, and performance frameworks.

Benefits

At AECOM, we offer a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm with access to industry-leading technology and thinking.

About Company

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. We are committed to delivering a better world through technical expertise, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and environmental, social, and governance priorities.