Senior Water Resources Project Manager

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 has an immediate opening in our Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton TX offices for a Water Resources Project Manager to support the production and technical services for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program. Under this contract, AECOM provides engineering and other technical services nationwide, including production of effective, flexible, and sustainable Risk MAP products to develop and implement tools to protect the United States from floods and other related hazardous conditions.
 
The Water Resources/ Civil Engineering Project Manager will have a critical role in helping facilitate the client’s needs.  This person will be an integral part of the team, utilizing their knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Hydrology and Hydraulics, and problem-solving skills to support our client.  The candidate will work directly with the client, both on and off-site, and will need to successfully manage client’s requests as well as support the production teams internally.

The successful candidate for the position requires an in-depth knowledge of the NFIP program to support on-going projects and rapid response requests. The Water Resources Engineer, by virtue of the position, may be required to provide surge support during critical national disasters or congressional inquiries. The successful candidate will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment and provide a broad range of oversight managing teams in providing support to our FEMA Regional offices, functions such as:

• Supervise local water resources staff.
• Coordinate and manage water resources, watershed/floodplain studies and/or storm water management projects.
• Assist business leaders with proposal efforts, business strategies, and contract negotiations including but not limited to terms & conditions, scope, and budget.
• Effectively convey proposed work efforts and project results in technical documents, interviews, and oral presentations.
• Monitor and manage project and task management in compliance with contractual, quality, and financial commitments.
• Develop and maintain client relationships.
• Support client management and communication.
• Facilitate, plan, organize and manage all requests from the client on tight deadlines.
• Serve FEMA Regions and FEMA Headquarters as a subject matter expert providing guidance related to hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses, levees and modeling and floodplain delineations using GIS-based engineering and mapping tools.
• Delegate tasks to multiple supporting staff across diverse geographies.
• Prepare and maintain internal and external request documentation.
• Effectively communicate complex NFIP policies and flood risk assessments to diverse