Senior NEPA Project Manager (Water) - AECOM

**Company Description** **Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. 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. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. **Job Description** AECOM is actively seeking a Senior NEPA Project Manager (Water) to join our Environmental Planning Group. In this role you’ll have the opportunity to lead an interdisciplinary team to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, state-level equivalent reviews, and environmental permitting primarily on water resources planning projects by: managing staff and overseeing all work related to NEPA compliance; leading client relations, overseeing deliverables; marketing and business development; interacting with public and agency stakeholders; and more. The ideal candidate will have prior project management experience and demonstrate experience in leading complex environmental studies and permitting efforts for water resources, water infrastructure, or ecological restoration planning projects. This position requires excellent communication, technical, and writing skills; attention to detail; and the ability to work independently and lead an interdisciplinary team. **Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to:** + Manages and trains other environmental professionals on NEPA and other planning/environmental requirements. + Leads business development efforts for environmental planning work, including proposal preparation and active involvement in industry and agency marketing outreach + Manages complex NEPA and permitting efforts. + Assesses the need for or the data adequacy of technical studies and management plans + Uses knowledge of planning and NEPA regulations for Department of the Interior and other federal agencies to advise clients + Conducts research and prepares technical reports on water, land use, or other physical, biological, or social resource discipline. + Reviews environmental reports prepared by interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality and legal adequacy + Must be able to work collaboratively to implement multiple ongoing projects to successful completion **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental policy, planning, economics, or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education **Preferred Qualifications** + 12+ years of relevant experience with leading NEPA compliance projects, especially with water resources planning work; or environmental permitting and technical report writing. Master’s degree is a plus. + Project experience with water resources infrastructure, planning, and operations projects on federal lands + Project management experience + Knowledge of federal environmental laws and their implementing regulations, including, but not limited to: NEPA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act + Experience working with the Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, or other federal agencies + Excellent organization and time-management + Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a large, multi-disciplinary team; and organization, schedule, and budget management skills **Additional Information** \#LI-EM1 Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $110,000.00 - $135,000.00. **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. **ReqID:** J10103748 **Business Line:** Environment **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** West **Career Area:** Planning **Work Location Model:** Hybrid