AECOM

Program Controls East - Various Positions

AECOM$90K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Project Management, Engineering, or Business plus 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency.
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business.
  • Strong experience with Project Management Information Systems (PMIS).
  • Experience with large infrastructure projects in transportation, water, and aviation.
  • Familiarity with integrating scope, cost, schedule, and risk reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain comprehensive scheduling frameworks for project timelines and critical paths.
  • Oversee cost management practices including budgeting and financial forecasting.
  • Manage document control systems ensuring compliance and accessibility.
  • Develop executive-level reports and dashboards communicating performance metrics to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate risk assessment and mitigation strategies for all program elements.
  • Facilitate change management processes to evaluate project scope impacts.
  • Conduct data analysis to support informed decision-making and program improvement.

Benefits

  • Access to a secure recruitment process and in-person onboarding at AECOM offices.
  • Opportunities to work on large projects with high strategic value and complexity.
  • Engagement in advanced resource allocation strategies to enhance productivity.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Program Controls East team member, you will support program control functions for large projects of high strategic value and complexity across all of AECOM business lines in the East region.

You will provide authoritative oversight for program controls activities, ensuring strict alignment with the strategic objectives established by senior leadership. Your role will involve spearheading coordination efforts across multiple projects within the program, guaranteeing seamless integration and adherence to overarching program objectives. You will develop and execute advanced resource allocation strategies to maximize efficiency and productivity across the entire program.

We are adding the following roles to the group:
  • Scheduling Manager
  • Cost Manager
  • Document Control Manager
  • Program Control Manager

Key responsibilities include:
  • Establish and maintain comprehensive scheduling frameworks, monitoring project timelines, identifying critical path dependencies, and implementing corrective actions to ensure on-time delivery
  • Oversee cost management activities, including budget development, expenditure tracking, variance analysis, and financial forecasting to maintain fiscal accountability
  • Manage document control systems and processes, ensuring version control, accessibility, and compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements
  • Develop and deliver executive-level program reports and dashboards that communicate performance metrics, risks, and key performance indicators to stakeholders
  • Coordinate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies across all program elements to minimize project exposure
  • Facilitate change management processes, evaluating scope modifications and their impact on schedule, cost, and resource allocation
  • Conduct data analysis and performance trending to support informed decision-making and continuous program improvement
  • Ensure compliance with AECOM standards, industry best practices, and contractual obligations across all program controls functions


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
  • BA/BS in Project Management, Engineering, or Business plus 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Masters degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business
  • Strong experience with Project Management Information System (PMIS)
  • Experience with large transportation, water, and aviation infrastructure
  • Experience in integration of controls - scope, cost, schedule, risk reporting
  • Experience in PowerBI report tailoring for program specific needs


Additional Information
  • Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
  • Relocation is not available for this position.


At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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$11.8 billion
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Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
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$13.3 billion
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