Senior Project Manager / Business Development Leader - AECOM

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AECOM is seeking a Sr. Project Manager/Business Development Leader with a focus on NJ clients including NJDOT and NJ Counties.

In this role, you will be asked to manage a portfolio of projects and act as the Client Account Manager with responsibility to grow AECOM’s market share for that client.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Client Account Manager for major clients in NJ
• Join the Leadership team to develop and capture growth strategies and increase market share for key accounts
• Specialize in Transportation, with strong knowledge of sustainability planning, resiliency, and renewable energy
• Manage marketing and proposal preparation
• Manage team of professionals and contract deliverables with minimal guidance or supervision
• Interface with clients at meetings to discuss and coordinate the project progress
• Establish scope, work plan and work schedule
• Manage and lead the overall project including technical, financial, schedule, and client satisfaction
• Assure conformance with contractual obligations by ensuring that contract documents are reviewed and approved prior to release to the client
• Train, mentor and develop staff
• Anticipate potential budget and schedule impacts and initiates plans for alternative actions
• Incorporate Innovation in design and delivery

Minimum Requirements :

• BA/BS + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 5 years of leadership
• Recent relevant experience with NJDOT and counties

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 years of experience
• Specialize in Transportation, with strong knowledge of sustainability planning, resiliency, and renewable energy
• Client Account Manager experience
• Willing to support other business lines: Environment, Energy, Architecture, Water
• Affiliated with professional organizations
• Must be willing to travel up to 25%

• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

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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.