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AECOM

Global infrastructure consulting and program management

Water Infrastructure Project Manager

Water Resources EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, or a related discipline is required.
  • More than 10 years of project management experience on complex infrastructure is required, ideally involving hydropower or pumped storage, dams, heavy civil, underground works, or major conveyance systems.
  • The candidate must be able to lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices and time zones.
  • The candidate must be comfortable working in design-build or fast-paced delivery environments with frequent interfaces and design changes.
  • The candidate must have solid fundamentals in schedule management, resource planning, cost awareness, and change control.
  • The candidate must have sufficient technical depth to manage interfaces across civil, structural, geotechnical, hydraulics/hydrology, and underground disciplines, including reviewing design criteria, assumptions, and discipline reports for completeness.
  • The candidate must have working knowledge of digital delivery practices, including BIM/CDE workflows, model-based coordination, drawing production, and review cycles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design process for civil infrastructure projects, from project planning through execution and closure, focusing on hydropower or pumped storage, dams, heavy civil, underground works, or major conveyance systems.
  • Mobilize a multi-country delivery team across civil, structures, geotechnical, hydraulics/hydrology, tunnelling/underground, and digital/BIM disciplines; confirm discipline leads, interface owners, and handoffs.
  • Define and control scope, convert programme needs into executable work packages with clear assumptions, exclusions, and deliverables, and manage change control.
  • Develop project strategies and plans aligned with project objectives and client needs.
  • Build the delivery plan, maintain staffing forecasts and milestone tracking aligned with programme dates, own action tracking and weekly status reporting, and guide the project team through complex technical challenges.
  • Manage and inspire multidisciplinary design teams and ensure integration across engineering disciplines, including coordination of grading, drainage, structural systems, and seepage control.
  • Coordinate underground geometry and access constraints to reduce rework and short-notice turnarounds; coordinate with department heads to allocate resources and meet project demands, and coordinate multidisciplinary or multicentre projects across EC offices.
  • Confirm digital tools and workflows, including CDE/ACC, model standards, drawing standards, file structures, and review cycles; maintain predictable model and drawing production.
  • Oversee design stages from concept to final delivery, ensuring adherence to project timelines and specifications.
  • Manage technical interfaces across packages, confirming alignment on design criteria, key inputs, geometry tie-ins, modelling exchanges, and quantity basis to prevent downstream clashes.
  • Monitor design progress, identify and resolve issues, and conduct regular review meetings to assess progress and make necessary adjustments.
  • Implement and maintain design quality standards in compliance with AECOM quality principles, industry regulations, and client specifications.
  • Implement the QA/QC approach and technical governance; plan checks and reviews, confirm close-out, and verify that submissions are package-complete and ready to issue.
  • Review and assess design outputs for technical accuracy and innovation.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for internal teams and external stakeholders on design matters, and provide expert advice and support to project teams.
  • Provide status updates that translate technical issues into schedule and cost impacts, and manage expectations with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage project budgets, ensure cost-effective use of resources, identify savings opportunities, and optimize design resource allocation.
  • Initiate, record, and assess change management in terms of design impact, budget, and schedule.
  • Identify and maintain key delivery and technical risks and mitigations; escalate early when inputs, criteria, or interfaces threaten outcomes, and resolve design-related issues proactively to prevent delays or cost overruns.
  • Maintain comprehensive and accurate project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and prepare and present regular design reports to internal teams and stakeholders.
  • Adapt to AECOM Project Delivery Procedures and standards.

Desired Qualifications

  • PMP certification is an added advantage.
  • Previous experience in the USA, Canada, and ANZ regions is an added advantage.

About the Company

AECOM

Global infrastructure consulting and program management

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm that provides a wide range of services, including architecture, design, construction management, engineering, environmental services, and program management, to government agencies, private companies, and non-profits. Its work centers on managing and delivering large-scale infrastructure projects, from planning and design to construction and operation, with fees tied to the project type and scope. Unlike firms with a narrower focus, AECOM offers end-to-end support across transportation, buildings, cities, and overall infrastructure, combining technical expertise with project oversight and sustainability considerations. The company aims to improve the world by enhancing natural and social systems, promoting equity and inclusion, and driving responsible, lasting outcomes for communities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
Founded
1990

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