Director Global Program Advisory

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Director Global Program Advisory to be based in any major US city.

Our vision is to become the firm of choice for clients who need program management expertise to deliver lasting legacies to their communities, institutions, and organizations. As such, we are investing in the expansion of our Program Management Global Business Line (GBL) to provide the capability and expertise required to realize this vision.

AECOM's Program Advisory service (PgMA) is led from the Program Management GBL with delivery capability sitting within AECOM's 7 Regional Businesses. The GBL provides the knowledge, the tools and methodologies and also provides subject matter expertise in the shape of experienced Program Directors, Program Controls Directors, Systems and Tools deployment capability and other experienced program management resources. The Regional Businesses generally provide the resources to deliver for our program management clients and future clients.

The Director Global Program Advisory's role is to shape and deliver AECOM's Global Program Advisory services with a particular focus on our program management clients and pursuits in the US and Canada (although the role is a global one), working alongside our network of Program Advisory resources within the regions to lead critical Program Advisory engagements and to embed our AECOM way of Program Advisory and Program Management (PgM). There will also be a role in developing our Program Advisory tools and methodologies but the balance of client: internal effort is estimated to be 70:30%.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Support Program Management and Program Advisory engagements, providing direction and coaching for delivery teams
• Work collaboratively with PgM Regional Business Line Leaders and Regional Program Controls Directors to assess program management opportunities, providing Program Advisory input where required
• Provide PgMA support to bid teams for major pursuits
• Lead the development of PgMA tools and service offerings
• Develop the community of Program Advisory practitioners and embed core consulting skills and Program Advisory methodology
• Takes the client (whether internal or external) on the journey from first engagement, problem statement and through to analysis and solution development.
• Considers how to tell the story from balanced evidence, building a compelling case for change that is tailored to the situation.
• Expert in leading the delivery of Program Advisory Tools and Methodologies, turning data into insight to pick out the 'so what'.
• Coaches our network of Program Advisory practitioners in client engagement and in the use of our Tools and Methodologies.
• Shows mastery when creating the visual presentation of analysis to achieve impact.
• Develops additional Program Advisory Tools and Methodologies and takes the lead in Regional engagement with Program Advisory practitioners, RBLLs and CAMs.
• Is seen to be an expert in AECOM's Way of Program Management.
• Creates and delivers client updates at senior level.
• Understands the political environment and pre-presents as necessary to achieve the right outcomes.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS + 10 years of advisory/management consulting experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership
• Business transformation and change management experience gained in a management consultancy
• Experience in a combination of infrastructure, engineering and management consultancy delivery on major programs of state or national significance
• Expertise in leading client conversations and engagements
• Experience in developing sales/proposal materials in response to client requests for services
• Expert level knowledge practitioner of consultancy tools - both individual core skills and major program methodologies including Target Operating Model and Maturity Assessments
• Expertise in applying consultancy tools and techniques to different sectors and clients
• Expertise in producing documents and other material that tell compelling stories and can convey complex messages simply

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent formal and personal communication skills and able to demonstrate a high degree of cognitive and emotional empathy in dealing with colleagues and clients
• Skilled relationship manager, capable of navigating complex internal structure.

Additional Information

• Due to the flexible location for this opening, relocation is not being offered for this role.
• Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization, now or in the future, is not being offered for this position.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10089268

Business Line: Geography OH

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Global Business Lines

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid