Environmental Compliance & Industrial Hygiene Team Leader

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a collaborative and growth focused Environmental Compliance and Industrial Hygiene Team Leader to manage our growing EHS team consisting of staff in New York and New Jersey. The candidate will join the northeast EHS department as a team leader for the NYC metro area alongside teams located in upstate NY, PA, DC area, MA and ME. In this role, the person is expected to perform various management, leadership, sales, and growth responsibilities as one of the leaders of the NY Metro EHS team.  This is a hybrid work model that includes 2-3 days per week in the AECOM office.

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Act as deputy team leader upon hire with the expectation that responsibility will transition to full team leader within one year
• Upon transition to team leader; perform various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for the EHS team in the NY Metro Area 
• Upon transition to team leader; will manage a group of scientists and/or technicians, coordinating activities of the team
• Upon transition to team leader; will be responsible for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments within the team
• Work closely with the NY Metro Growth Initiative team; work with cross-business line groups, developing strategy and fostering growth
• Advise management on growth, recruitment and retention, and strategy
• Support business development initiatives and engage with clients
• Provide mentorship to team members
• Apply expertise and knowledge to solve business challenges
• Prepare technical strategies, scopes, and budgets to support proposals
• Manage projects and/or programs within the EHS practice (safety, compliance reporting, auditing, hazardous materials management)

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS degree plus 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership
• 10 years of recent relevant experience to include one or more of the following:
  • Experience managing and mentoring a team of technical professionals
  • Experience managing small to large size public and private sector projects
  • Experience managing scope and budget, and staff administration and development
  • Experience with strategy, and growth plan development and execution
  • Experience building client relationships, business development and client management
  • Experience with project delivery and business development
• Due to the nature of this work, US Citizenship is required
• Valid US Driver’s License 

Preferred Re