Program Management Director

AECOM is currently looking for an experienced Program Management Director to join our team, leading on a complex program in Panama.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage rail infrastructure program that is mega in size (multi-billion dollar), have high risk reward, are of high strategic value and/or have the highest level of execution complexity.
• Provides the organization with technical leadership and strategic direction for program delivery globally.
• Champion to oversee and provide assurance for ethical and safe working practices.
• Drives innovation in program management approaches and methodology to achieve marketplace differentiation.
• Works with Global Business Lines, Regional leadership and Market Sector Leaders to identify new business opportunities and develop solutions to address them.
• Identifies areas of high risk and pro-actively takes actions to positively impact program outcomes.
• Contributes to the global learning and people development strategy for program management, including identification of talent gaps and resourcing plans.
• Assess long-term and disruptive trends in their area of expertise. Proposes skill development approaches and workforce planning to deliver capabilities for the future.
• Actively supports the attraction and retention of talent across area of expertise.
• Accountable for overall financial success and delivery of AECOM Program Management agreement
• Advise AECOM clients on the benefits and drawbacks of potential delivery models for the projects within the program, including PPP, D/BB, DB, DBFOM and variants, Progressive DB, Alliance and variants
• Mobilize and manage resources required to support all phases of a program
• Lead and manage the client’s role in P3 and Progressive Design Build contracts to fulfill client expectations
• Support market engagements and market sounding activities
• Manage scope, budget and schedule, including contract administration, claims and quality compliance
• Ensure that appropriate risk management analysis, status reporting and issues management processes are in place