Water Program Manager - Mid-Atlantic at AECOM

Water Program Manager - Mid-Atlantic

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

AECOM is currently looking for an experienced Program Manager - Water to join our team, leading some of the most complex programs globally. Your initial program will involve working on an exciting, deadline-driven key strategic water program based in the Greater Baltimore, MD and/or Washington, DC area.

At AECOM, we're united by a common purpose of delivering a better world.

Our Global Program Management business provides the structure, tools, techniques and process to deliver on this vision.

By connecting our expertise across services, markets, and geographies, we manage outcome-driven projects that deliver social, economic and environmental value. These include programs of critical national importance in defense, transport, water, clean energy, environmental clean-up, international development and disaster recovery, as well as the shaping of many of the world's major cities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage programs that are medium to large in size and complexity.
• Provides the organization with technical leadership and strategic direction for program delivery globally.
• Champion for ethical and safe working practices.
• Drives innovation in program management approaches and methodology to achieve marketplace differentiation.
• Works with Global Business Lines, Regional leadership and Market Sector Leaders to identify new business opportunities and develop solutions to address them.
• Identifies areas of high risk and pro-actively takes actions to positively impact program outcomes.
• Contributes to the global learning and people development strategy for program management, including identification of talent gaps and resourcing plans.
• Assess long-term and disruptive trends in their area of expertise. Proposes skill development approaches and workforce planning to deliver capabilities for the future.
• Actively supports the attraction and retention of talent across area of expertise.
• Accountable for overall financial success and delivery of AECOM Program Management agreement.
• Required to work at Client's office.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in civil, environmental engineering or related degree, plus 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in water/wastewater industry, with at least 3 years leading projects/programs.
• Demonstrated water/wastewater expertise with an aspect of program management valued by clients and peers to position and/or deliver programs.
• Professional Engineer's License or ability to obtain within 1 year.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Typically, a minimum of 12 years professional experience with a least 7 years in a senior role within program management.
• Developing external network of industry contacts and peers. Is known among clients for successfully leading medium to large size programs.
• Has familiarity with the program management competencies within programs and applies these to be successful. Has developing experience managing others practicing the program competencies on a program.
• Ability to mentor others in developing program competencies and personally growing through mentorship of others.
• Able to develop strong relationships and manage all client stakeholders (internal and external).
• Demonstrates exemplary leadership attributes that provide role modelling for others.
• Able to build consensus to change program strategy in challenging situations.
• Demonstrated ability to set long term goals and strategies and establish effective management of internal and external interfaces and interdependencies across the program.
• Has built teams to enable collective success through trust, psychological safety, autonomy, accountability and alignment.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.