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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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Job Description
Join AECOM's 2024 Graduate Program
Embark on an exciting journey with us as a Graduate Project Coordinator in our 2024 Graduate Program. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in pre-contract project delivery, supporting architectural design projects while following predictive project management methodologies. You will receive training to excel in the following areas:
- Providing day-to-day assistance to Senior Project Managers in project delivery
- Assisting in proposal preparation and tender submission procedures
- Coordinating and collaborating with the Design Team
- Developing and managing project execution plans, organization charts, and status reports
- Working closely and effectively with clients and internal project teams
- Managing daily program activities throughout the project life cycle
- Defining program governance and controls
- Planning and monitoring the overall program progress
- Managing the program's budget
- Identifying and addressing risks and issues
- Coordinating projects and their interdependencies
- Optimizing resource utilization across projects
- Managing stakeholder communication
- Aligning project deliverables with program outcomes in collaboration with the business change manager
- Overseeing main program documentation such as the program initiation document
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop essential project coordination skills and gain hands-on experience in project management within the architectural/building design field. Join us and be part of a dynamic team driving innovative projects forward.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Project Management, Architecture, Engineering or related from an accredited University
- Candidates must be recent graduates, having graduated within the last 24 months or no later than September 2024, to be eligible for AECOM's Graduate Program.
- Successful applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.3 or 2:1 (or equivalent) and above.
- If you hold a Master’s Degree, it should have started within 12 months of completing your Bachelor’s Degree to ensure continuous education and meet program requirements.
- Candidates with more than 1 year of postgraduate work experience are not eligible for the program and are encouraged to apply for our professional-level roles instead.
Desirable Criteria:
- Methodical approach to problem solving
- Effective time & task management and leadership skills
- Excellent organization and verbal communication skills are essential
- Ability to use initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently
- Advanced in Microsoft Office
- Software experience in industry standard project management software is preferred
- Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail, must be able to demonstrate accurate report writing
- Understanding in Gantt chart programming
Additional Information
Recruitment Timeline:
- Applications open: May 13th, 2024
- Applications close: May 31st, 2024
- Review of CVs, phone screening, and technical interviews: June and July 2024
- Mobilization & visa processing: August 2024
- Start Date: September / October 2024
- Program Orientation: November 2024 (This includes an induction and meet-and-greet for the entire graduate cohort from all our offices in the ME).
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 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.
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