Senior Project Manager / Client Service Manager - AECOM

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At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry’s best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.     

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide.

Discover your #H2Opportunity 

The Water Business Line of AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Sr. Water/Wastewater Project Manager, who will also serve as a Client Services Manager, with a focus on water/wastewater infrastructure design, with in-depth design engineering experience in municipal conveyance and pumping systems, for immediate employment in our Nashville (Franklin), TN office.

This role within AECOM offers an exciting opportunity to focus on a mix of client business growth, project delivery leadership, and mentoring of developing engineering staff by leveraging top-notch regional and national water/wastewater engineering expertise and capabilities to expand AECOM’s  Nashville, TN  area business. The appropriately qualified applicant will be a seller/doer and have the opportunity to manage and work with an established team of professional engineers on a variety of water, wastewater, and stormwater design projects.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with senior members of our Water Business Line team to seek new municipal business opportunities. 
• 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.
• Supervises and mentors junior staff. 
• Planning, design, permitting, and construction phase services will include activities focused on the design of municipal water/wastewater conveyance and pumping 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, 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:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering- preferably Civil or Environmental
• Eight (8) years of related experience, with progressive experience as PE/PM in municipal water/wastewater infrastructure engineering design, assessment and rehabilitation, conveyance and pumping systems
• Must be a licensed Professional Engineer
• Demonstrated project management experience including delivering projects successfully, on time, and on budget.
• Must have a proven track record of leading technical engineering and successfully managing water and wastewater projects, resulting in securing additional projects from clients.
• Must have a valid driver's license and as a condition of employment, must pass AECOM's motor vehicle records review.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of progressive experience in municipal water/wastewater infrastructure engineering design, assessment and rehabilitation, conveyance and pumping systems
• Five (5) years’ experience working in the Nashville area for water/wastewater/stormwater utilities is highly preferred
• Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee
• Experience mentoring or supervising other engineering professionals
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with diverse audience
• Positive attitude, good aptitude, and strong initiative will integrate well with our existing group of outstanding professionals
• Experience in preparation of engineering proposals for submission to clients

• Sponsorship is not available for this role
• 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.