AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Manager for our South Carolina practice. The ideal candidate will have experience with industrial, municipal, state, and federal stormwater and wastewater programs, especially regulatory compliance and funding. In this role, the successful candidate will provide senior technical oversight for a variety of water resources, wastewater and stormwater projects related to a wide range of clients. A significant amount of experience leading and managing projects of highly technical nature will be essential to serve effectively in this role.
The candidate will work collaboratively with the business unit operations leadership, sales leaders, other members of senior staff and project managers within business lines. In this leadership role, the candidate is expected to participate in operational leadership calls and implement proper health and safety, quality management, and other AECOM standard practices and new initiatives. The candidate will lead municipal stormwater pursuits nationwide as well as focusing on South Carolina. The candidate will actively participate in recruiting new staff and promote AECOMs collaborative and team building office culture with initiatives such as Great Place to Work, Freedom to Grow, and our Technical Practice Group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of regulatory compliance projects throughout all project phases for South Carolina municipal clients.
- Develop and maintain project management plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and resource forecasts.
- Work collaboratively across the South Carolina water group coordinating with Project Managers and Client Service Managers.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk while ensuring contractual obligations are met.
- Maintain existing client relationships and contracts by successful project delivery.
- Develop new clients and grow water resources practice statewide.
- Serve as a Project Manager and program manager.
- Attend client meetings and coordinate with regulatory agencies.
- Coordinate with AECOM project team members (and subcontractors when used); provide technical leadership in the areas of environmental and stormwater management research, field work, stormwater and wastewater analysis, stormwater design, monitoring, and water quality and watershed planning.
- Provide internal and external guidance on federal and state water quality requirements, including NPDES permitting, industrial pretreatment, municipal stormwater programs, and funding opportunities for eligible water infrastructure and compliance improvement projects.
- Lead the preparation, technical review, and delivery of compliance assessments, permitting documents, alternatives analyses, and water quality management plans.
- Provide technical oversight and reviews of stormwater design and construction documents, inspection checklists, reports, assessments, public education/outreach materials, etc.
- Participate in local and regional water resources organizations, as appropriate on behalf of AECOM.
- Promote AECOM's quality, health and safety, environmental, and project management standards across project teams.
- Lead and implement AECOM office cultural practices for team building and recruit new talent to build AECOMs team.
- Some local travel will be required in South Carolina and occasional travel outside of local area may be required.