Senior Project Manager - Area Leader - Environmental Remediation Role

About the role

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Area Manager and Senior Project Manager with a focus on Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation, covering our Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas geography. The position is for a dual-role professional responsible for driving team performance while simultaneously contributing to project execution and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drives program performance to meet and/or exceed client satisfaction and KPIs
• Understands and drives business performance and the attainment and exceedance of internal KPIs
• Interacts with business leadership on governance & risk issues to ensure risk management triggers are identified and addressed proactively
• Develops and formulates solutions to client problems/issues
• Participates in project reviews of major program/project dashboards/deep dives to identify issues and improve performance
• Actively integrates international Enterprise Capabilities into project delivery to meet business targets and works with business leadership to manage transitions
• Continually develops ideas for program and process improvement
• Is directly engaged and manages high-quality client projects
• Serves as a focal point for major issue resolution, and provides rapid follow-up to address concerns
• Develops and implements succession plans for the team and advises on the recruiting of key people to serve client needs
• Evaluates individual performance of project managers within the department
• Works collaboratively with Client Account Manager(s), Practice Area Leaders, and Business Line Leadership to grow profitable backlog and ensure financial success of their respective client program
• Leads capture strategies for key pursuits and major projects within the department, ensures those strategies yield high capture rates, and grows the business and relevant technical capabilities
• Acts as a point of escalation for project issues and makes recommendations to improve performance
• Works alongside business leadership to drive strong working capital performance within the department by actively monitoring cash flow (Unbilled, Billed AR, and DSO)
• Drives consistent project management practices and procedures in alignment with AECOM Project Delivery System (PDS) and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements
• Maintains departmental compliance with West Region Environment Pricing guidance and risk management framework
• Ensures the accuracy of the department’s growth pipeline data and associated Detailed Forecast data and output reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Geology, Environmental Science Engineering, or related field AND (8) eight years of experience in a technical discipline with a proven track record in both project management and business development
• US citizen or Permanent Resident
• Strong knowledge and track record in the environmental / remediation business inclusive of risk-based strategic asset management and advocacy in multiple state jurisdictions working for an Environmental Consultant
• Master's Degree
• A registered PE or PG in Texas and/or Louisiana
• 15+ years related experience
• A broad range of site characterization and remediation experience across multiple market sectors
• Experienced people manager and team builder
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges