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Environmental Compliance Project Manager

AECOM
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Mar 2026

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Company Description

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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.

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Project Manager to join our EHS + Air practice within our Environment Business Line. The primary emphasis of the group is to support clients with their EHS regulatory compliance needs for a variety of federal, municipal, and private-sector clients.

This hybrid position will be based out of our Houston, TX office. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience and be responsible for the following:

  • Managing and executing environmental compliance, auditing, and due diligence projects for clients in the consulting industry.
  • Supporting EHS business development efforts, including preparation of technical and cost proposals, to grow our environmental compliance work with existing and new clients.
  • Developing and maintaining positive relationships with clients to enhance client retentions and growth.
  • Mentoring junior staff and leading project teams for environmental compliance work.
  • Contributing to meeting the practice’s financial goals.

The successful candidate will have:

  • Experience with multi-media environmental regulatory compliance experience (e.g., CWA, RCRA, CAA, etc.) and its application (i.e., conducting multi-media compliance audits and providing corrective actions; developing environmental compliance plans, SOPs and programs; supporting permitting and associated obligations, etc.).
  • Demonstrated experience managing clients and supporting EHS business development efforts, including preparation of technical and cost proposals, to grow our environmental compliance work with existing and new clients.
  • Demonstrated experience managing all aspects of the project from proposal through execution to close, to include financial and contract management (i.e., developing proposals/cost estimates, managing clients, projects, and project teams; coordinating resources and managing subcontractors; etc.).
  • Ability to independently manage various environmental compliance projects and programs ranging in size and scale.
  • Ability to manage and mentor junior environmental professionals to execute various compliance projects.

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.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, geology or relevant environmental discipline.
  • 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education of technical experience in managing environmental due diligence assessments, environmental multi-media environmental regulatory compliance (e.g., CWA, RCRA, CAA, etc.) and its application (i.e., developing SPCC/SWPPP plans, preparing NPDES stormwater and wastewater permits, conducting multi-media compliance audits and providing corrective actions, developing environmental compliance SOPs and programs, etc.).
  • Valid U.S. driver's license is required for this role.
  • Due to the nature of the work, US C

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