AECOM, is the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. We are built to deliver a better world and envision a world where infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. AECOM seeks a strategic growth and operations leader to oversee environmental remediation services and accelerate higher‑returning, lower‑risk growth across the Gulf Coast and South‑Central markets. The leader will combine operational excellence with strong client partnerships, market knowledge, and business development to expand our presence across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The role will lead a multidisciplinary team of environmental remediation professionals and serve as a trusted advisor to clients to position AECOM for continued market expansion. Imagine it. Delivered.
Key Responsibilities
Industry and Market Leadership
- Build and strengthen client relationships across Gulf Coast and South‑Central Oil & Gas, Energy, and Industrial markets to identify strategic growth opportunities and expand AECOM’s market presence across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
- Maintain a deep understanding of market conditions, capital investment trends, regulatory developments, M&A activity, and emerging opportunities to inform strategy and pursuits.
- Serve as a visible leader in the regional community through industry organizations, conferences, client engagement, and strategic networking.
- Identify emerging market needs and align AECOM’s technical excellence and innovation to deliver integrated, future‑focused client solutions.
- Collaborate across AECOM’s business lines to connect expertise and deliver holistic, multi‑disciplinary solutions.
Operations
- Maximize operational performance by aligning people, project delivery, and client satisfaction to achieve sustainable, higher‑returning, lower‑risk growth.
- Provide operational leadership for complex projects and programs, resolving delivery challenges, mitigating risk, optimizing resources, and ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction.
- Champion consistent project delivery practices and quality standards across the department; conduct project reviews and dashboard deep dives to share successes and corrective actions.
- Guide teams through operational shifts while minimizing disruptions
- Use KPIs and analytics to manage pipeline health and adjust tactics.
- Develop and manage budgets to support business development, portfolio management, pursuit prioritization, project oversight, and disciplined execution.
- Evaluate potential opportunities to ensure alignment with AECOM’s strategy, risk posture, and growth priorities.
People
- Lead and develop environmental professionals across multiple offices and programs, fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and performance.
- Anticipate market trends and align team capabilities to stay competitive; connect diverse expertise to innovate and deliver.
- Set clear goals, actively listen, and provide consistent, constructive feedback; coach, mentor, and build the next generation of leaders.
- Develop strong talent pipelines and a culture of continuous learning; implement workforce and succession strategies to support long‑term growth.
- Assign work effectively to drive efficiency and ownership; hold yourself and teams accountable for measurable, high‑quality results.
- Advance a psychologically safe, diverse, and equitable workplace; operate with emotional intelligence to navigate complex dynamics.
- Model AECOM values — Safeguard, Collaborate, Deliver, Anticipate, Inspire, Dream — in everyday decisions and behaviors.