Very technical Interview with some hard questions on ownership and real life scenarios. I would advise people to do their research on the business and the industry so that you can ask sensible questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time that you worked in an environment with a tough negotiation
The interview process was 3 interviews over teams and were overall polite and friendly. The interviews were with seniors PMs and they were asking where I would wish to be seconded and what projects I have worked on previously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General experience and knowledge of key PM principles
I applied online. I interviewed at AECOM (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Jan 2026
Interview
Interview was good, sensible questions that assessed how well you would do at the job. The 2 people interviewing were great and so friendly. Sadly waited 4 weeks for a response and was then told I was unsuccessful.
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at AECOM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AECOM overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AECOM as a Project Manager according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 16%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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