Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Your Opportunity

AECOM is seeking a results-driven Senior Design-Build Project Manager to join our Buildings + Places team.

In this role, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-profile projects using Design-Build and alternative delivery models, including Progressive or Modified Design-Build, Alliance, and Integrated Project Delivery. You will be embedded within high-performing, multidisciplinary teams acting as the single point of accountability for project delivery, integrating design and construction to achieve exceptional outcomes. This is a newly created position.

You will play a critical leadership role, shaping project execution, driving commercial value engineering strategies, building lasting GC and client relationships while delivering impactful infrastructure and building projects across Canada.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Design-Build leader looking to take ownership of major projects and contribute to the continued growth of AECOM’s presence in the delivery of alternative delivery projects.

Why AECOM?

• Shape Communities: Deliver landmark projects that define the future of our communities
• Lead with Impact: Take ownership of complex Design-Build and alternative delivery projects and drive meaningful outcomes
• Accelerate Your Career: Access structured leadership development, mentorship, and career advancement opportunities
• Work with Industry Leaders: Collaborate with top-tier architects, engineers, and project leaders
• Flexible & Supportive Environment: Competitive compensation, hybrid work model, and comprehensive benefits
• Global Impact: Be part of a world-class team delivering complex infrastructure solutions at scale

What You Will Do

You will lead the full project lifecycle with a strong focus on integration, execution, and performance:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead Design-Build and alternative delivery projects from early strategy through construction and close-out

• Act as the single point of accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety outcomes

• Drive project execution strategies that integrate design, construction, and stakeholder requirements

Design-Build Integration & Coordination

• Partner with Design Build contractors, joint venture partners, consultants, and internal teams to ensure constructability and alignment

• Lead multidisciplinary teams across architecture, engineering, and project controls

• Ensure seamless integration between design development and construction execution

Project Controls & Commercial Performance

• Manage project financial performance including budgeting, forecasting, fee management, and margin optimization

• Oversee change management, contract administration, and commercial risk management

• Monitor progress against key milestones and implement corrective actions as required

• Collaborate with stakeholders, GC estimators and design managers to deliver on commercial value engineering options

Risk, Quality & Safety

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks (technical, commercial, and delivery)

• Ensure compliance with AECOM’s quality management systems and safe work practices

• Lead project reviews and ensure audit-defensible documentation

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary client interface, building trusted relationships and ensuring delivery excellence

• Lead coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), permitting bodies, and regulatory stakeholders

• Facilitate effective communication across all project stakeholders

Business Development & Growth

• Support capture strategies, proposals, and client engagement activities

• Contribute to strengthening AECOM’s Design-Build presence across Canada

• Identify opportunities for repeat work and client expansion

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field + 8 (eight) years of experience managing multiple projects of various types and complexities for transportation, defence, institutional, and light industrial clients

• Demonstrated experience delivering Design-Build or alternative delivery projects

• Ability to obtain and maintain…