Deputy Program Director - Water & Mining Infrastructure

About the role

AECOM is looking for a Deputy Program Director for its Water & Mining Infrastructure practice in Perth. You will support the Program Manager in delivering complex mining and water infrastructure programs, providing oversight across multiple projects and work packages and coordinating scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, safety and stakeholder expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in leading delivery of complex infrastructure programs, giving direction, coordination and oversight across projects and work packages.
• Help establish and implement program delivery strategies, execution plans, budgets, schedules, resources and governance arrangements.
• Monitor project performance with Project Managers so that commitments, milestones and objectives are met.
• Oversee contractor performance on safety, productivity, quality, resourcing, progress and contractual compliance.
• Oversee program commercial performance, including procurement, contract administration, variations, claims, cost forecasting and commercial negotiations.
• Maintain oversight of cost, schedule, risk, change and progress, with accurate reporting for clients and senior leadership.
• Drive program risk management, assurance, change control and governance, and work with engineering and technical leaders to protect design integrity, constructability, quality and compliance.
• Build relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, regulators and operational stakeholders, coordinate interfaces and dependencies, and champion a strong safety culture.
• Lead, guide and support Project Managers and delivery teams.

Required profile

• Ideally 15 years' experience in project or program management or major project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience delivering or overseeing mining and water infrastructure projects, in both client-side and contractor-side roles.
• Strong understanding of major program management environments and multi-project portfolios.
• Experience overseeing contractor performance and projects through design, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Program and project controls: cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk and change management.
• Procurement, contract administration, variations, claims and commercial negotiations.
• Ability to manage complex interfaces, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple projects.

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work.
• Purchase of up to 6 weeks of additional annual leave per year, volunteer and representation leave.
• Flexibility on public holidays.