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Senior Resident Engineer

AECOM
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Oct 2025

About the role

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

The Transportation Business Line with AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Senior Resident Engineer for immediate employment in Novi, MI. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in the Construction Engineering/Management industry and have a successful track record of major MDOT and municipal projects and clients. The applicant will have demonstrated experience in developing teams, managing engineering and technical staff, past successful approaches to winning and executing major projects, including projects completed using alternative delivery approaches. The position also requires the ability to lead teams to successfully execute and deliver projects working with construction contractors under traditional and alternative delivery methods.

The objective of the position is to develop and execute work required to deliver client CE&I Projects/Programs within established and agreed budgets and schedules, thereby expanding AECOM’s footprint and reputation, and to provide services as the preferred CE&I consultant in the area.

The Senior Resident Engineer provides strategic planning and delivery on key client CE&I project needs and initiatives; is able to hire, mentor and expand the team’s function, scale and reach; prepares and delivers presentations on behalf and in support of the client’s fundamental CE&I Project/Program objectives; serves as the single point of contact to the client and acts as a liaison between management and clients on advanced issues.

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


• Establish relationships with both external and internal clients and customers, including industry associations and other potential consultant team members and construction contractors
• Successfully develops strategy, prepares proposals, negotiates contracts, and executes projects
• Be a visible leader and trusted advisor to clients by promoting AECOM’s values both internally and externally
• Experience in client prepositioning activities, team (internal and external partners) and proposal development, and identification of staff resources to win and effectively deliver projects
• Construction management, inspection and field support experience with local agencies, cities, counties and/or MDOT’s projects
• Coordinating with clients and construction contractors to successfully execute and deliver projects
• Manages projects, provides technical direction and guidance to staff and subordinate managers, enforces company and project policies, maintains close client interface, and ensures all facets of the project are constructed in accordance with design, budget and schedule through staff, subordinate managers and supervisors
• Assist bridge/highway design disciplines with constructability questions/issues
• Familiarity with local and federal funding and CE&I project development and delivery requirements
 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

BA/BS + 8 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.  

Valid Drivers License

Minimal travel may be required
 

Preferred requirements: 

Registered Professional Engineer in Michigan

10 + years of project and client management experience as well as proven success managing multiple programs

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
 

Additional Information

Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required

About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefi

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