Floodplain Management Technical Leader/Senior Project Manager

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Job Description

AECOM’s Water Business Line is seeking a creative, highly talented Floodplain Management Technical Leader/Senior Project Manager.

This technical leadership role within AECOM offers an exciting opportunity to focus on a mix of client business growth, technical leadership in floodplain management, project delivery leadership, and mentoring of developing engineering staff by leveraging top-notch regional and national floodplain management expertise and capabilities to expand AECOM’s local, state, and federal floodplain management business.

The appropriately qualified applicant will be a seller/doer and have the opportunity to manage and work with an established team of professional engineers on a variety of floodplain management projects including modeling and mapping. The applicant will have the opportunity to provide engineering leadership on a mix of local, state, and federal projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with regional and national AECOM experts in the Water Business Line and across business lines to bring cutting-edge solutions and teams to our clients and to seek new floodplain management business opportunities with existing clients.
• Identifies new business opportunities for AECOM, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes AECOM’s capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.
• Work with senior technical staff and marketing staff to deliver winning proposals.
• Serve as Client Services Manager for select clients.
• Conduct planning and staff meetings.
• Oversee the successful delivery of technical work.
• Serve as Seller/Doer, Project Manager, and technical lead for floodplain management projects.
• Oversee project elements including reports, hydrologic & hydraulic models, mapping, and permitting packages.
• Perform project management activities including coordination with clients, sub-consultants, regulatory agencies; scope, schedule, and budget development; project team coordination; interdisciplinary coordination; budget and schedule tracking; invoicing; and payment of sub-consultants. Position has significant profit/loss responsibility for assigned project.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and provide professional growth opportunities for team members – with a focus on floodplain management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, and ability to successfully direct multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License and must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
• Certified Floodplain Manager or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months of employment.
• Experience in preparation of engineering proposals for submission to clients, and in business development.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with diverse audience groups including clients, the public, regulatory staff, subconsultants, and internal technical staff.
• Demonstrated project management fundamentals and a proven track record of providing technical leadership to successfully deliver water projects.
• Experience supervising other engineering professionals, and strong staff development, mentoring and management skills.
• Proven track record of leading and successfully delivering floodplain management projects, resulting in securing additional projects from clients.
• Position requires occasional