Integrated Programme Controls Graduate - Summer / Autumn 2025 starts
Posted 20/11/2024 by AECOM
We have several opportunities across the UK for STEM graduates to work within our Buildings and Places team, to help develop innovative class-leading project controls solutions to improve investment decision making to our clients in the UK and around the world. The roles can be based in our London, Birmingham or Manchester office within our Integrated Programme Controls (IPC) Team.
AECOM provides project controls services to a variety of clients in both the public and private sector, and to organizations in all areas of the Construction Industry including cost management, data analytics, planning and risk management in:
- Rail
- Aviation
- Highways
- Water
- Power
- Defence
- Pharmaceutical
- Real Estate
Our varied services facilitate our involvement in all stages of a project. From identifying the needs, producing the initial project definition & brief and cost planning, right through to procurement, construction and building use, you will have an opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients. This includes some very high-profile names, often working alongside other construction professionals in multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and potentially further afield. We believe that actually doing the work itself gives the best opportunity to learn, so you can expect to be given responsibility, and will need to be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team, all whilst receiving the guidance and support to allow you to develop.
With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there is no limit to the impact you can make. You will utilise and adapt soft skills, and application of edge cutting technologies to help understand and develop bespoke solutions for our clients.
Key Responsibilities:
We are looking for confident self-starters with a strong work ethic to champion Aecom’s vision and values. The role can be varied and is dependent on the client, sector and project. The choice of rotating around disciplines is available throughout your career to maximise your personal fulfilment, subject to business availability.
Project Controls:
You will support for the application of robust controls across projects, challenging performance and implement corrective action to realise goals.
- Assist in preparing, updating, and monitoring schedules, preparing status reports and staffing curves, in alignment with scope of work and resource, including subcontractors and consultants.
- Monitor and report on project planned spend, actual spend, and estimate to complete.
- Develop knowledge and support coordination of performance measurement and earned value plan and updates.
- Support Project team, with the change control management process and gain insight into rational and importance of change events.
- Support maintaining governance across the Control account.
Data Analytics:
You will play a crucial role in supporting the development and improvement of data management and analysis functions for the team.
- Assist in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to support strategic business decisions.
- Work closely with stakeholders to develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations that provide data-driven solutions.
- Support data quality initiatives by identifying and resolving inconsistencies, ensuring accuracy and reliability of the data.
- Contribute to the automation of data processes to streamline reporting and analysis activities
- Support the implementation of data management best practices and contribute to process improvements.
Risk Management:
You will work alongside key stakeholders to demonstrate the effective identification, management and reporting of key risk exposures.
- Propose and develop suitable risk control framework and enhanced reporting for the benefit of senior management and different stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of risk control monitoring, including sourcing of data in a sustainable way and to improve data quality.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and control solutions.
- Support and develop risk systems and infrastructure.
- Participate in the enhancement and automation of the different risk processes and reporting.
- Manage complex projects requiring coordination with other departments.
- Adhere to challenging reporting timelines while supporting PMs to ensure they have the necessary information for their reporting needs.
Planning and Scheduling:
You will work in an integrated project delivery team and gain experience of developing and maintaining accurate and robust project plans to add value to project goals.
- Assist collaboratively with developing, maintaining, and progressing quality project plans/schedules in line with functional processes and project requirements.
- Assemble project plans, ensuring they capture the full project scope and that resources are considered and loaded as required.
- Validate plans/schedules for completeness and fitness for purpose, in line with the Project Management Plan.
- Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan.
- Monitor the critical path and key milestones, proactively advising the delivery team of any potential changes.
Cost Control:
This role will contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of cost management ensuring control, accuracy, visibility, and value are embedded into project activities.
- Provide cost management inputs, and support to the budget and forecast requirements.
- Develop and maintain cost models to ensure accurate reporting, benchmarking, and analysis of infrastructure costs.
- Work closely with the scheduling team to ensure integration and alignment of infrastructure cost models and schedules.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement cost-reduction measures.
- Develop key cost management measures, metrics and cost drivers.
- Aid in the development of benchmarking databases and reporting processes.
What We Offer
AECOM offers a wide range of benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from diverse candidates and are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive and respectful of all employees.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional development and career advancement
Professional Development
Our Development Programme, along with our huge scope of projects across the globe, will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our Programme forms a core part of our business strategy globally, designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future. We have over 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK & Ireland, from over 40 different disciplines, every one of them making a tangible difference to the environment we all live and work in.
We will provide you with all the tools and support you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, including Chartership with the relevant international professional institution. We will push you to achieve the highest standards and expect our graduates to pass their professional review first time – our pass rate far exceeds the national average. You will be assigned a mentor to support and guide your development and undertake regular training modules throughout the programme. There will be on-the-job technical development and classroom training where required, and the opportunity to work on live client projects, with significant multi-disciplinary exposure.
National chartership support network
The journey to Chartership is challenging however at AECOM we have a strong support network to help you be successful. Within each office a dedicated coordinator will connect you with a supervisor who will mentor you throughout, whilst our dedicated Chartership Steering Group drives our strategy and maintains close relationships with our accrediting bodies.
Training programme
Our Training programme ADVANCE focuses on providing the necessary tools to navigate your early career with focus on EDI, social value, wellbeing, career development and planning, professional skills, brand awareness and understanding AECOM processes. Delivered in person and online you’ll meet and work with senior leaders during the programme.
We’ll prepare you for your Chartership assessment with interactive presentation skills and case study training days that will develop skills that benefit you now and for times ahead. Underpinning our live and interactive content our bespoke AECOM University resource provides over 30 hours of self-directed learning aligned to your Chartership pathway.
AECOM has been developing professionals for many years and benefits from an engaged Chartership community who support graduates in practicing for their assessment interview with mock interviews; creating assessment conditions for rehearsal and valuable feedback to be obtained.
Our monthly CPD programme delivered by internal and external subject matter experts will further enhance your technical understanding and embed a CPD habit that will support your professional development.
If you are a motivated and experienced individual looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
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- Permanent
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- Job Reference:
- 406000275679352
- Job ID:
- 1258000000000348304
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