Engineering Project Manager

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AECOM’s Water Business Line is seeking a creative, highly talented Senior Engineering Project Manager- Wastewater for immediate employment at AECOM‘s Raleigh, NC office with flexibility of having a hybrid schedule with work in office 2-3 days per week. AECOM's mature and growing water / wastewater practice in North Carolina and adjacent states work with our region's largest water and wastewater utilities and supports AECOM's national and global Water business to executed transformative projects around the globe. AECOM was just announced as #1 in Water by the ENR.

The qualified applicant should have extensive experience leading the analysis and design of water/wastewater treatment facilities, collection systems and conveyance systems. This position will provide the opportunity by lead an engineering team on a wide variety of projects. Project Leadership, managing and mentoring technical staff, developing new business and maintaining client relationships.

AECOM has an extensive portfolio of municipal clients and utility projects in North and South Carolina. Our highly capable technical teams are in place and experienced in delivering complex projects for clients. The qualified applicant will join a mature business, with a unique opportunity to immediately begin managing multiple clients and employees.

The responsibilities of this include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Manages projects, including scoping, task management, invoicing, and final closeout

• Plans, schedules, conducts and/or coordinates detailed phases of engineering work of a major project, or several small-moderate scope projects

• Supervise and mentor junior staff

• Planning, design, permitting, and construction phase services and will include activities focused on design of municipal water/wastewater projects

• Communicates project tasks between offices – high level of coordination and communication skills required

• Makes technical presentations

• Responsibilities may include overseeing the planning and design of various project elements, the preparation of project reports, hydraulic models, calculations, drawings, construction plans and specifications, permitting packages, and documents for inclusion in the final project deliverables

• Overseeing construction phase engineering services

• Coordination with clients, sub-consultants, regulatory agencies, and members of the public will be necessary to accomplish assigned objectives

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS and 6+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer in good standing, preferably in North Carolina or the ability to obtain via reciprocity.

• Relevant experience must include with progressive experience as PE/PM in municipal water/wastewater work and engineering design, assessment, and rehabilitation projects.

• Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to successfully manage diverse teams.

• Demonstrated project management experience including delivering projects successfully, on time and on budget.

• A demonstrated proven track record of leading technical engineering and successfully managing water and wastewater projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering is desired

• 8+ years of progressive experience in municipal water/wastewater work including infrastructure engineering design, assessment, and rehabilitation projects preferred

• Experience in managing and/or delivering projects by “alternative delivery” is a plus

• Experience mentoring or supervising other engineering professionals

• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with diverse audience

• Experience in preparation of engineering proposals for submission to clients

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

• Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization, now or in the future, is not being offered for this position

• Relocation support is not available for this position

About AECOM

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, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.