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Job Description
AECOM’s Environment Business Line is seeking an Environmental Planning Program Manager and CEQA/NEPA Expert to provide leadership across Northern California for the environmental compliance associated with water and wastewater infrastructure projects and programs. These projects and programs include ecosystem and habitat restoration efforts. AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. We work with a wide variety of clients planning, designing, and managing the construction of large- and small-scale water, wastewater, and conveyance projects for federal, state, and municipal agencies and private industry clients. Therefore, the appropriately qualified applicant must be an established leader in preparing CEQA and/or NEPA documents for water/wastewater and restoration projects or programs, be able to demonstrate a positive can-do attitude, be customer-focused, be a critical thinker and problem solver, and be ready to apply their skill sets to establish a rewarding, long-term career, and help us deliver a better world.
In this role, the selected candidate will drive the Environment Business Line growth strategy in the Northern California water sector including collaborating with AECOM’s engineering business lines (i.e., Transportation, Water, Energy) to expand client service and capture work in growing markets. The individual will work closely with our planners, engineers, scientists, landscape architects, and construction managers to develop integrated solutions and business development opportunities; this includes working closely with client account managers, market sector leads, and our Water Business Line. The selected candidate will report to the Department Manager for Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) in the Northern California and Pacific Northwest and Alaska region.
The selected candidate will also function as a mentor to staff, manage client relationships, and help support projects and programs. Depending on the project assignment, the candidate could serve as a project manager, deputy project manager, task manager, or technical specialist. Technical responsibilities of this position would include providing guidance and management of CEQA and permitting efforts, providing planning assistance to design teams for project development and interacting with agencies and the public.
Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:
- Driving EPP’s water sector growth strategy for Northern California, including extensive engagement with AECOM’s Water Business Line.
- Providing environmental planning and permitting oversight, advising, and mentoring to Project Managers and/or technical staff on projects, particularly CEQA and/or NEPA compliance for water infrastructure or restoration projects associated with aquatic resources.
- Serving as a Project Manager with key clients and/or projects, which includes responsibilities for financial management and reporting, subconsultant oversight, and technical staff direction.
- Adhering to quality review standards on project deliverables and conveying those expectations to project teams.
- Responding to a variety of ongoing requests to support projects under our existing contracts, including refining task needs, scoping and costing tasks, and identifying and assigning staff.
- Engaging in business development activities and pursuits, led by Environment, or in partnership with other Business Lines, including preparing effective technical proposals and taking on an active role in the development of new business with new and existing clients, and developing and expanding client relationships that generate repeat business.
- Providing leadership in mentoring personnel, including reviewing their work for accuracy and clarity and providing constructive feedback on project tasks.
- Recruiting and managing staff focused on providing environmental planning and compliance support for water/wastewater infrastructure and restoration projects.
- Participating in professional associations/events relevant to the industry.
*This position requires excellent written and spoken communication skills, organizational and time management skills, and flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with members of the project team, clients (in-person and virtually), and have the ability to work both independently and as a part of a project team.
About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting team works closely with our global team of experts in water, energy and transportation. You would be connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network of subject matter experts who are leaders in their field. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative, which allows for flexible work schedules and hybrid work between remote and in-office locations, dependent on responsibilities.
AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.
AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in environmental planning or related field.
- 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in CEQA and/or NEPA document preparation and related technical studies or hazard mitigation plan document preparation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in environmental studies, sciences, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in environmental planning, including facility siting, permitting, community engagement, and impact assessment (analytical/technical writing) for CEQA and/or NEPA or similar requirements.
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high level of competence and experience in working with teams, clients, and subcontractors.
- Exceptional detail orientation and attention to quality.
- Experience managing environmental compliance projects or programs, requiring coordination of interdisciplinary teams, management of budget(s), and meeting schedule(s).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to effectively manage tasks and interact with teams of staff, subconsultants, and clients.
Additional Information
- Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.
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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.
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