A chartered project manager with 20 years’ experience, Ms. Jackson Pugh will strengthen AECOM’s offer to clients across the North of England
LONDON (October 7 2026) — AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced it has appointed Laura Jackson Pugh as Head of North for Project and Cost Management. Ms. Jackson Pugh will be responsible for delivering major programmes and managing client relationships across AECOM’s project & cost management portfolio in the North of England. Ms. Jackson Pugh’s role will focus on sectors including central and local government, healthcare and higher education as well as accelerating AECOM’s presence across energy and defence in the region.
A chartered project manager with 20 years’ experience, she joins AECOM from Tetra Tech, where she was Head of Project Management Profession, most recently acting as Programme Director for the multi-disciplinary design and engineering of a multi-million-pound civil nuclear infrastructure programme.
“Whether accelerating delivery, decarbonising the built environment, embedding digital technologies or managing assets efficiently across their whole life, our commercial and public sector clients across the North of England share common ambitions and challenges,” said Jo Streeten, Managing Director, Buildings & Places at AECOM. “As investment across the North of England continues to grow in key sectors such as energy and defence, Laura’s strong client relationships and proven track record in delivering complex, high-value infrastructure programmes will be invaluable. I am delighted to welcome her to AECOM.”
“The North of England continues to be one of the fastest growing regions in the UK, and there is a strong ambition across its towns and cities to deliver major infrastructure programmes,” said Laura Jackson Pugh, Head of North for Project and Cost Management.” “I am incredibly excited to draw on AECOM’s broad range of global, multi-disciplinary capabilities and bring them to clients through our local teams. Through a commitment to technical excellence and a client-first approach, I look forward to expanding AECOM’s footprint across the region.”
AECOM employs circa 1200 people across the North of England with offices including Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Warrington. The news follows AECOM’s appointment to the UK Government Commercial Agency CPS2 Framework, a key route to market for project and cost management.
Laura Jackson Pugh, Head of North for Project and Cost Management
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