AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Northern California Water and Wastewater Practice Leader for immediate employment. This position focuses on treatment design engineering for municipal water, wastewater, and reuse systems. This is an opportunity with significant need for client interaction in Northern California, and the candidate can be hosted in any of our Sacramento, San Francisco, or Oakland offices.
This technical and strategic leadership role offers a unique opportunity to lead and grow AECOM’s water business on mix of municipal, state, and federal projects in Northern California. The successful candidate will be a seller/doer—combining business development, technical leadership, project delivery, and staff mentorship. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with top-tier regional and national experts to deliver innovative solutions and expand our footprint in the water/wastewater sector.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Drive business development efforts and cultivate relationships with municipal clients.
Partner with regional and national experts to deliver cutting-edge solutions and pursue new opportunities.
Lead proposal development with senior technical and marketing staff.
Act as Client Services Manager for select clients.
Manage and deliver complex water, wastewater, and reuse projects, including treatment facilities and storage systems.
Oversee project elements such as reports, hydraulic modeling, calculations, drawings, specifications, permitting, and construction-phase services.
Perform project management duties including scope, schedule, and budget development; team coordination; regulatory engagement; invoicing; and consultant management.
Mentor junior staff and foster professional growth, with a focus on treatment design.
Ensure innovative, sound, and efficient design solutions are implemented.
Develop and refine tools, processes, and standards to improve design consistency and delivery.