VP, Senior Water Leader

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AECOM is seeking a highly motivated, passionate and experienced Leader to join our growing team in the southeast. The ideal candidate will have strong roots in South Carolina (SC), established network of Water clients and partners and a passion for Leadership. Under the direction of Southeast Regional Business Line Leader (RBLL), The SC Water Group Leader will guide our exceptional local team towards achieving AECOM’s goals and promote a positive and inclusive team culture. The individual will cultivate an atmosphere of collaboration and communication, while equipping staff with the necessary tools for individual and business success. Working together with teams and technical leaders, the individual will strategize and implement initiatives to enhance team performance, productivity and quality of work.

The objectives of this role

• Create and promote a positive, cohesive and productive work environment
• Motivate and inspire the team, fostering a sense of collaboration and accountability
• Facilitate a culture that promotes business and individual growth and maintains team and operations stability
• Enhance and expand clients relationships and insure the successful delivery of projects
• Manage business operations that aligns with the Southeast and East Water priorities

About the South Carolina Water Team

The AECOM team in South Carolina is 45+ diverse and multidiscipline professionals that are driven by a passion to deliver quality work to our clients. The Team members have long-lasting and strong relationships with our clients and amongst each others. The Team manages a diverse and strong portfolio of Water, Wastewater and Water Resources projects among the offices is Greenville, Florence, Columbia and Charleston. The portfolio includes local municipal projects, private clients and projects with other AECOM teams outside South Carolina. This diversity has enabled a strong business built on collaboration and delivering excellence.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the South Carolina Water business in a manner that exemplifies AECOM’s core values: Safeguard, Innovate, Collaborate, Deliver, Thrive, and Selflessness
• Develop and execute the business growth strategy for the municipal water market which, aligns to regional and national objectives and initiatives
• Identify, manage, and participate in key industry events that align with the growth strategy
• Create and maintain a robust pipeline of project opportunities as documented and managed in AECOM’s client relationship management database
• Assist in leading key pursuits, proposal reviews and interview preparation
• Lead and develop a strong and diverse team of capture managers, client account managers, and technical practitioners.
• Recruit, retain, and develop top talent, and support their career planning via AECOM’s goal setting and performance management system
• Set and actively manage the team’s direct project utilization in a manner that aligns with the growth strategy and regional objectives
• Foster and promote a culture of excellence in people management, project management, cost controls, and overall profit and loss center management.
• Serve as Principal in Charge for existing clients across the project portfolio
• Oversee contracts, scope and fee development to maintain quality deliverable and profitability and manage risk
• Support operations and project delivery teams in exceeding key project performance goals
• Apply best practices to project delivery by leveraging technology and standard methodologies of the Technical Practice Network (TPN)
• Coordinate with the office of Risk Management to align on AECOM’s risk tolerances, procedures, and approval matrix

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental or related technical discipline
• Professional Engineering License
• 10 years of experience in the water market and programs in the South Carolina area, with at least two years in a leadership or management role
• Demonstrated experience managing project managers, engineers, designers, and client accounts.
• Proven experience in the successful management of business financials for engineering and consulting contracts.
• Must have a valid U.S. Driver’s License.
• AECOM Project Management Certification (applies only to internal AECOM candidates
• Due to the nature of the work, US citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant technical discipline
• 15 years of experience in water market and programs in the South Carolina area, with at least five years in a leadership or management role
• Professional Engineering License in SC
• Residence and experience concentration in SC

• This position does not offer sponsorship now or in the futur
• This position may offer relocation assistance based upon the qualified candidate

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits 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 absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.