Business Development & Senior PM - Transportation

About the role

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented, and motivated Business Development & Project Manager - Transportation for immediate employment in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Akron, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute project opportunity capture strategies, including teaming and positioning for strategic pursuits and identification of required staff resources to win and effectively deliver projects and programs
• Business Development including prospecting and proposal development with established relationships with local clients including ODOT and local agency specifications, policies, and procedures
• Establish relationships with both external and internal clients, builds and maintains relationships with project owners
• Be a visible leader and trusted advisor to clients by promoting AECOM’s values both internally and externally
• Proven track record with client account management, project pursuit execution, and engineering staff development
• Manage and mentor staff to facilitate effective project and program delivery and to promote staff development
• Responsible for administering projects and programs from inception through contract closeout, including establishing specific objectives and policies, adherence to the scope, schedule and budget, risk management, and change management
• Demonstrated analytical skills, technical skills, and communication (oral and written) skills
• Approves and signs off on work
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others
• Participates in development of technical proposals
• Strong technical resource to serve as technical advisor
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline components of PA/ED and PS&E package
• Prepares technical specification sections
• Provides input for the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements

Qualifications

• BA/BS + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering
• Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio or ability to obtain one within 6 months
• 6+ years of progressive experience designing and delivering projects
• 5 years’ experience with proposal and business development, client presentations and relationship development
• Experience with Design Build delivery for final design
• Project Management experience in transportation projects
• Ability to proactively communicate and lead department staff
• Established relationships with local clients: 5+ years of experience and familiarity with Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Ohio Cities & Counties including local agency specifications, policies, and procedures