Senior Park Planner / Project Manager - AECOM

**Company Description** **At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.** We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. **Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.** We will give you 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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. **Job Description** AECOM is looking for an exceptional Senior Park Planner / Project Manager to join our busy Parks Planning and Design Studio located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Parks Studio is focused on the planning and design of parks, public open space, greenways, trails, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. We continually plan, design and deliver some of the premier, award-winning park system planning projects across the country and excellent open space design projects in the Southeast region. We are passionate about what we do in the Parks Studio at AECOM. We bring projects to life in the cities and communities in which we work, and we’re driven by a set of values and a common purpose — to create, enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments. Our multidisciplinary studio works closely with urban designers, architects, engineers, economists, community outreach, and other related professionals to develop award-winning integrated projects. Innovation is built into every project we manage and every community we serve. As a Senior Park Planner / Project Manager you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of project types at all stages of the design and implementation process. The successful candidate will work closely with the management team to lead design development and delivery at all stages. We’ll provide you support in an environment that allows you to grow and succeed. Other duties of the Senior Park Planner / Project Manager + Will develop park planning and landscape architecture on projects from conception to construction. + Prepares innovative conceptual landscape designs and urban public realm designs alongside studio leadership + Will write reports and technical documents both independently and as part of a larger, multi-disciplinary design team AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture. With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions. Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies. **Qualifications** Minimum Requirements + Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, or a related field plus four (4) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. + Project Management experience and experience managing competing deadlines and project budgets. + Professional Landscape construction/contract administration experience Preferred Qualifications + Professional experience utilizing AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office Suite, ArcGIS, and hand drawing + Excellence in design and knowledge of technical detailed design and construction methods and practices (grading and layout plans, planting plans, construction details) + Experience with project coordination that involves client meetings, group presentations, and the resolution of typical issues/challenges that includes high-quality design products + Highly developed graphic, verbal, and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including clients, communities, and peers + Knowledge of LEED and SITES sustainability principles, methods, and practices + Registration as a Landscape Architect or AICP certification + Master’s degree in landscape architecture, planning, or a related field **Additional Information** + _Relocation is not available for this position_ + _Sponsorship is available for this position_ Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $80,000.00 - $105,000.00. **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:** J10080921 **Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** East **Career Area:** Planning **Work Location Model:** Hybrid