AECOM

Environmental Remediation Area Manager

AECOM • $100K — $130K *
Orange, CA 92867In-Person
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience or equivalent education/experience
  • Master's degree preferred
  • 15 years related experience
  • California Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer
  • Strong communication skills, able to influence and articulate effectively

Responsibilities

  • Drives program performance to meet client satisfaction and KPIs
  • Identifies and addresses risk management issues proactively
  • Develops solutions to client problems
  • Participates in project performance reviews
  • Integrates digital tools and international capabilities into project delivery
  • Coaches project managers on performance and KPI processes
  • Acts as a point of escalation for project issues and makes recommendations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Paid time off and leaves of absence
  • Flexible work options and well-being resources
  • Employee assistance program and business travel insurance
  • Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Area Manager with a focus on Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation. Area Managers are responsible for overseeing the performance of a group of major programs and/or projects to assure the achievement of internal and client-facing KPIs. The location of this position is based in California. The successful candidate will be expected to continue to be involved in and execute billable work.

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

Project Delivery:
  • Drives program performance to meet and/or exceed client satisfaction and KPIs.
  • Understands and drives business performance and the attainment and exceedance of internal KPIs.
  • Interacts with business leadership on governance & risk issues to ensure risk management triggers are identified and addressed proactively.
  • Develops and formulates solutions to client problems/issues.
  • Participates in project reviews of major program/project dashboards/deep dives to identify issues and improve performance.
  • Works to drive faster adoption of digital tools.
  • Actively integrates international Enterprise Capabilities into project delivery to meet business targets and works with business leadership to manage transitions.
  • Continually develops ideas for program and process improvement.
  • Is directly engaged and manages high-quality client projects.

People:
  • Actively shares people management responsibilities for approximately 50 department staff.
  • Builds, maintains, and facilitates trusting relationships with key contacts across the depth and breadth of three multinational chemical company client organizations.
  • Serves as a focal point for major issue resolution and provides rapid follow-up to address concerns.
  • Participates in feedback for Project Managers to assure client satisfaction and long-term growth.
  • Develops and implements succession plans for the team and advises on the recruiting of key people to serve client needs.
  • Assures project delivery employees are trained and mentored with a long-term goal of training new project managers.
  • Coaches project managers and team members on understanding business performance and internal KPIs; implements processes with Project Managers.
  • Evaluates individual performance of project managers within the department.

Business Development:
  • Works collaboratively with Client Account Manager(s), Practice Area Leaders, and Business Line Leadership to grow profitable backlog and ensure financial success of their respective client program.
  • Develops budgets that allow for business development portfolio management, tracking & optimizing wins and bookings, and project oversight.
  • Leads capture strategies for key pursuits and major projects within the department, ensures those strategies yield high capture rates, and grows the business and relevant technical capabilities.

Operations:
  • Acts as a point of escalation for project issues and makes recommendations to improve performance. This may include addressing project resourcing gaps, supporting technical issues, resolving invoicing and cash collection challenges, addressing subconsultant and vendor concerns, etc.
  • Drives consistent project management practices and procedures in alignment with AECOM Project Delivery System (PDS) and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
  • Ensures accuracy of Workload Planning Tool output for the department.
  • Maintains departmental compliance with West Region Environment Pricing guidance and DOA approval framework.
  • Ensures the accuracy of the department's Salesforce pipeline data and associated Detailed Forecast data and output reports.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
  • Successful candidates will have to pass a background check and a motor vehicle records check.
  • US citizenship or permanent residency is required. Sponsor ship at this time or in the future will not be offered for this role.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree preferred.
  • 15 years related experience.
  • California Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
  • Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
  • Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.
  • Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others.
  • Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
  • Strong knowledge and track record in the environmental / remediation business inclusive of risk-based strategic asset management and advocacy in multiple state jurisdictions working for an Environmental Consultant.


Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
* Ladders Estimates

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