Highway Project Manager

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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.

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 has excellent career opportunities for a creative, highly talented Project Manager with experience in linear works. Based in Lima, the PM will lead and manage all road projects in Peru, managing the technical and administrative resources and activities required for the successful accomplishment of project goals and objectives. This position will report directly to the Peru Transportation Director.

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

1. Participates in the selection of consultants and preparation of AECOM qualification/experience statements.
2. Promotes a culture of collaboration between the different technical and management teams throughout the project.
3. Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors and drafts complex professional services agreements and addenda for review by senior management.
4. Leads the project team's and client's compliance with contractual terms and oversees subcontractors' compliance with contractual commitments.
5. Prepares project work plan, scope, schedule and budget and communicates them to project team members; oversees and manages project production to ensure adherence to schedule, budget and quality objectives.
6. Supervises technical professionals, associate project managers and design staff, including workload management and staffing.
7. Monitors and reports on the financial status of the project to the line and country manager.
8. Responsible for leading highway technical teams, with proven ability to find creative solutions to problems requiring design optimization and project supervision services.
9. Reviews project technical documents and other design deliverables to ensure optimum quality and on-time delivery.
10. Plans complex highway projects, develops programs, establishes and manages acquisition, working capital and financial performance plans.
11. Ensures that projects are executed according to plan and budget.
12. Becomes familiar with the operation of the company and the business economic environment.
13. Reports any problems faced by the company while anticipating and preventing unexpected situations.
14. Acts as project leader while being involved in the details of the job.
15. Takes a proactive approach to help the company solve problems.
16. Responsible for the accounting interface to ensure timely and accurate preparation and upload of estimates at the time of project completion (EAC).
17. Validates the accuracy of project revenue recognition at the end of each month.
18. Coordinates responses to client audit requests.
19. Reviews significant project results and variances with the project accounting team.
20. Responsible for driving working capital management and reporting, by achieving cash flow targets, participating in capital expenditures and seeking cost effective solutions to ultimately instill a treasury culture.
21. Directs and manages all design entrusted to AECOM, guides subordinates, enforces company and project policies, and is the main liaison between AECOM and its partner.
22. Responsible for ensuring that all facets of the project are carried out in accordance with Peruvian government regulations and international best practices; responsible for scope identification; responsible for the preparation, approval and management of the budget, project schedule and risk management.
23. Overall responsibility and management of the project, including, but not limited to, proposal development, staffing phase, subcontracting of work, production of equipment, coordination between teams, quality of work received and delivered to the client, and contract closure.
24. Main economic-financial responsible of the project, the key link with the project partner and the visible face of AECOM before the final client.
25. Reports to country management and Latin America management, whether requested or necessary.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, with more than 6 years of experience, including at least 5 years in positions of responsibility in highway team management and project management.

Excellent written and oral communication skills in Spanish and English are a must.

Able to develop, integrate and budget proposals for road projects, requesting specific support from technical teams when necessary.

Additional Information

Preferred qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with master's degree in civil engineering, with more than 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years in positions of responsibility in highway team management and project management.

PMI Certification.

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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.

ReqID: REF43396H

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Work Location Model: On-Site

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Peru S.A.C.