Natural Resources Team Leader/Senior Project Manager

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking an experienced and ambitious Natural Resources Team Leader/Senior Project Manager for immediate employment to grow our Natural Resources practice in the Orange, Los Angeles and Central Coast areas. Office location is flexible with ability for intermittent as-needed travel within that region. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects and career opportunities, in a dynamic and flexible working environment. Primary duties will include growing and managing a team of Natural Resources staff located throughout the greater Orange, Los Angeles, and Central Coast areas, as well as overseeing a range of small- to large-scale projects and programs involving (but not limited to): impact assessments and mitigation planning; regulatory compliance and permitting efforts including CEQA/NEPA, 404/401, CESA, and ESA; resource agency consultation; large-scale field efforts; and preparation of environmental documents (CEQA and NEPA) and natural resource management plans. The candidate will contribute to growth of the department through marketing pursuits including proposal preparation, interviews, business development, and client relationship building (existing and new clients).

The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to, those listed below:

• Grow and oversee a diverse team of staff, including management of workload and utilization, assigning projects and tasks, guiding career development, conducting goal setting and annual performance reviews, as well as performing administrative tasks (e.g., timesheet/expense report approval)
• Work directly with the Natural Resources Group Manager to create an inclusive work environment where staff can grow professionally and are supported in delivering their best work to internal and external clients
• Lead hiring of junior and mid-level staff to grow the team, and provide supervision and mentoring to guide career development.
• Expand project backload and revenue through marketing existing clients and actively pursuing opportunities with new clients as well as development of new business markets by building teams with complementary skillsets.
• Program and account level management of key clients involving services such as large, complex environmental natural resources documents such as CEQA/NEPA documents, HCPs/NCCPs, Biological Technical Reports, Biological Assessments, Habitat Management Plans, Restoration Plans, Jurisdictional Delineation Reports and/or Resource Agency Permitting Packages.
• Manage projects/programs that include all aspects of environmental analysis (e.g., biological, cultural, air quality, traffic, etc.) and may involve large-scale field efforts and intensive schedules.
• Perform project management duties such as forecasting, tracking project costs and schedule, accounting updates, invoicing, progress reports, and take corrective action where necessary
• Prepare competitive responses to Requests for Proposals for a variety of clients, including development of scope, fee, schedule, and deliverables, and participation in interviews
• Operate as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on programs and projects
• Collaborate with other supervisors in the office in a team-based environment
• Contribute to growth of practice through business development.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.