Overview

Associate / Project Director - Project Controls Analytics role at AECOM. Our Controls Team within the Infrastructure & PMO Operating Unit leads in delivering Controls Analytics solutions across Cost, Risk, Planning and Performance Controls on large-scale infrastructure and capital projects. By combining advanced analytics with best-in-class project controls, our team enables clients to make data-led decisions that drive the success of their assets and investments.

As part of our ongoing growth, we are seeking an experienced Controls Analytics Project Director to spearhead high-impact analytics initiatives and lead a team of professionals in delivering transformative project, programme and PMO controls solutions. This role is an opportunity to shape strategic controls frameworks and analytics methodologies at the project and programme levels, ensuring PMO functions are managed with data-backed precision. The successful candidate will work closely with senior executives, driving collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to enhance project performance.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership in Controls Analytics: Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive controls analytics and back office strategy across large-scale projects, providing insights to improve complex project and programme performance.
• Project Controls Governance & Compliance: Define and implement governance structures and compliance frameworks to ensure controls analytics are applied consistently across all relevant functions in projects, programmes and PMOs.
• Advanced Analytics & Reporting Oversight: Direct the creation and integration of advanced data analytics models to drive predictive project insights, programme benefits and strategic portfolio decisions; oversee the design of analytics dashboards and reporting tools to provide timely, actionable insights.
• Risk & Contingency Management Leadership: Lead the integration of risk analytics into project controls to enable proactive risk and opportunity management, mitigation development and tracking, predictive modelling and informed decision-making.
• Change Management: Lead the conceptualisation and development of Change Management analytics and scenario modelling, integrated with PMO functions, enabling timely governance and tracking of change performance at programme and portfolio levels.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Communication: Build trusted relationships with client executives and project stakeholders to translate complex controls analytics into actionable strategies; facilitate workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions; serve as a point of escalation for project controls issues.
• Team Development & Mentorship: Build and mentor a high-performing team of controls analytics professionals, establishing career paths, performance standards and growth opportunities; promote cross-functional collaboration and support business development.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team to contribute to impactful infrastructure projects and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, Engineering, Finance, Project Management, or a related discipline. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications, such as AACE, PMI-PMP, MSP Practitioner, APM, or RICS, are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in project, programme and PMO delivery and controls, or analytics leadership roles within infrastructure, construction, or energy sectors.
• Consultancy experience, ideally with a tier-one consultancy.
• Demonstrated success in leading project controls and analytics initiatives for multiple high-value, complex projects and programmes.
• Experience in building and managing multidisciplinary teams, with a track record of delivering data-driven solutions at the executive level.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Leadership & Strategic Vision: Proactively provide direction, inspire teams, and influence senior stakeholders with a clear vision for controls analytics in P3 and PMO management.
• Analytical Expertise & Technical Acumen: Strong skills in complex data analysis, including predictive modelling and cost forecasting; advanced proficiency in controls software (Power BI, PRISM, Primavera, Aconex) and data manipulation tools (Python, SQL).
• Project Controls Mastery: Deep understanding of cost management, schedule performance, risk management, and Earned Value Management; ability to design integrated controls frameworks and align CBS with WBS and OBS.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to engage with executive stakeholders and communicate complex analytics insights in a clear, strategic manner; strong presentation and negotiation skills.

This role presents an opportunity to redefine controls analytics in the industry and to lead strategic analytics transformations on high-profile infrastructure projects.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services across the project lifecycle—from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams work on transportation, buildings, water, energy and the environment, solving complex challenges with equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue in fiscal year 2023 of $14.4B.

Role Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction

Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are committed to an inclusive workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Reasonable Accommodations: ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com