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AECOM is actively seeking a talented Senior Environmental Project Manager for immediate employment in our Chicago, Illinois office. Imagine making a positive impact in your community while working on rewarding projects, such as environmental justice, remediation, or Brownfields projects.
As part of this hybrid (office and remote) role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate experience managing diverse teams, show regulatory and client engagement on complex sites, investigation/remediation project experience, and require a strong focus on health and safety, be detailed orientated, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently, and will be capable of working collaboratively in a high-performance team.
Working at AECOM means being part of a global team and collaborating with award-winning professionals around the globe. In this role, you will also be responsible for supporting business development for the Chicago office as well as managing AECOM staff and subcontractors, technical delivery, stakeholder engagement and communication, and financial management.
Responsibilities for this position may include the following:
Project Management:
- Responsible for the overall management of projects and assists in establishing project-specific objectives and policies.
- Understand site investigation and remediation techniques to drive solutions for our clients.
- Interacts with existing and potential clients to discuss AECOM service capabilities and expand services provided.
- Oversees and ensures all facets of a project portfolio are constructed in accordance with design, budget and schedule through subordinate managers and supervisors.
- Provide technical oversight and quality control.
- Determine and define project scope and objectives.
- Supervise the management of all phases of projects (from beginning to close out).
- Predict resource needs and manage resources effectively.
- Has decision-making authority and directs other Project Managers in recognizing risk and uncertainty with plans to mitigate and eliminate such.
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Identify, mitigate, and manage project risks.
- Manage more complex clients and projects.
- Consistently deliver profit margins as planned.
People Leadership
- Experience leading teams of professionals in executing Site Investigations, Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, Risk Assessment, and Treatability Studies in support of multi-sector environmental projects.
- Supervise the performance of senior level engineers, geologists, and scientists, as well as project managers with multiple projects.
- Collaborate with project administration, project controls, scheduling, cost control, estimating, billing, accounting, finance, and procurement representatives.
- Provide mentorship to staff regarding means for expanding service opportunities for both existing and new clients.
- Provides management and guidance to local AECOM environment staff, promotes company and project policies, and a primary liaison between AECOM and client interface.
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.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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.
