Project Manager

Project Manager focuses on maintain strong relationships with scottish local authorities, regional partnerships, and national agencies.

What the role involves

• Maintain strong relationships with Scottish local authorities, regional partnerships, and national agencies.
• Develop strategies to position AECOM effectively in the Scottish market.
• Leading and contribute to bids for Scotland‑based frameworks and commissions, including Scotland Excel, City of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow City Council, Transport Scotland , and other.
• Preparing detailed proposals, fee submissions, and client briefs aligned with local frameworks and procurement processes.
• Supporting both regional and UK‑wide business development objectives.
• Overseeing project performance, commercial delivery, programme, and risk management across a portfolio of Scottish projects.

Skills and requirements

• A strong track record in managing and delivering traffic engineering, sustainable transport, and highway design projects, ideally within the Scottish public‑sector context.
• Proven experience in leading bids and proposals, including framework‑based opportunities.
• Demonstrable leadership skills with experience growing and managing high‑performing teams.
• 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.

Candidate fit

• ownership, planning discipline, stakeholder communication, and practical delivery judgement

Additional role context

• Support upskilling needs to align with emerging Scottish policy and technical requirements.
• Support the leadership of the Streets Scotland team and deputise for senior managers as required.
• Build strong working relationships across AECOM’s disciplines, including Environment, Transport Planning, Bridges, and Cost Consultancy.