Architecture Discipline Lead II

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Architecture Discipline Lead to be based in our Glen Allen, VA office. 

The Architecture Discipline Lead will lead our Sports Market sector and will be responsible for the following items: 

• Will act as the local expert on providing technical leadership in a specialty area, often for a district
• Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in programs and applications
• Interprets, organizes, executes and coordinates assignments
• Makes decisions independently on technical problems and methods, and represents the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work
• Applies advanced or state-of-the-art knowledge and experience to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions
• Will utilize their knowledge and expertise gained from progressing experience in the sports market to lead teams to deliver high end products to our clients
• Supervision received is essentially administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.  With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.  Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Architecture plus ten (10) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive sports industry knowledge and able to provide leadership in sports projects and business development
• Fifteen (15) years of experience working on collegiate and professional sports related facilities and buildings
• Interprets, organizes, executes and coordinates assignments in a timely fashion
• Makes decisions independently on technical problems and methods, and represents the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work

Additional Information

• Relocation is available for this position
• Sponsorship is not available for this position

Offered rate of compensation (Virginia  locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $165,000 - $180,000.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel and Service Awards programs.
 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most comple