Sr. Project Manager (GBS/Shared Services) - Hybrid
AECOM
- Location
- Dallas, TX, United States
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- 2h ago
About this role
Sr. Project Manager (GBS/Shared Services) - Hybrid Full-time State/Province: Virginia Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc Business Line: Geography OH Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Group Support Primary Location: US - Glen Allen, VA - 4840 Cox Road Compensation: USD 130000 - USD 1750000 - yearly Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Global Business Services (GBS) organization. This role is pivotal in shaping and executing large-scale programs that drive transformation and other initiatives across our service towers - (Finance, HR and Procurement). The ideal candidate will be a strategic and systems thinker who can translate business priorities into structured programs, while also serving as a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed global environment. This position will offer some flexibility for hybrid work schedules to include both in-office presence and telecommute/virtual work, to be based in Glen Allen, VA or Dallas, TX.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Project Leadership Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional projects within the GBS portfolio, ensuring alignment with global strategic priorities. Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations across regions and functions. Drive disciplined program management by implementing best-in-class project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and performance tracking mechanisms. Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for program delivery at a regional level, supporting consistency, scalability, and execution excellence across markets. Contribute to the continuous evolution of program management approaches, tools, and methodologies to drive innovation, efficiency, and differentiation within GBS. Stakeholder Management Partner with business stakeholders, functional heads, and regional delivery teams to define project objectives, success metrics, and adoption of GBS-led initiatives/programs. Communicate project progress, risks, and dependencies through structured updates, business reviews and program dashboards. Facilitate alignment across time zones, cultures, and business units to achieve common goals. Build and sustain strong executive‑level relationships to enable effective decision‑making, issue escalation, and timely resolution of complex program challenges. Align diverse stakeholder interests across regions, functions, and delivery partners to ensure shared ownership of outcomes and benefits realization. Change & Transformation Lead the change management strategy for programs, ensuring people, process, and technology impacts are understood and addressed. Oversee communication plans, training needs, and adoption activities to enable smooth implementation and sustained business readiness. Governance & Compliance Ensure projects comply with corporate governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks. Establish and maintain program governance structures, including steering