AECOM

Senior Project Manager-Federal Program-Architectural, Engineering, and Infrastructure

AECOM • $110K — $130K *
Seattle, WA 98115In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, or related field
  • Minimum of eight years of relevant project management experience or equivalent education/experience
  • U.S. citizenship required due to the nature of the work
  • Valid driver's license is required
  • Drug testing will be required

Responsibilities

  • Manage federal projects and task orders, supporting agencies like U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Air Force
  • Report on project performance, risks, financial status, and client concerns
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to ensure successful project delivery
  • Develop and maintain project management plans, scopes of work, and schedules
  • Monitor project progress against contractual requirements and performance objectives
  • Support contract administration and subcontractor coordination
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior project staff

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with an employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Federal Project Manager to support the delivery of architectural, engineering, and infrastructure projects within our Federal portfolio in the Pacific Northwest. This position will report to the Federal Program Manager and will be responsible for managing assigned projects and task orders from initiation through completion.

The selected candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, monitor project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality, and support compliance with client requirements, federal regulations, and AECOM standards. The Federal Project Manager will work closely with the Federal Program Manager, technical discipline leads, project controls staff, subcontractors, and clients to support successful project delivery.

This position may be located in AECOM's Seattle, Portland, or Anchorage office.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Manage assigned federal projects and task orders, ideally supporting clients such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, U.S. Air Force, or other federal agencies.
  • Report project performance, risks, financial status, and client concerns promptly.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary architectural, engineering, and technical project teams.
  • Develop and maintain project management plans, scopes of work, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and risk registers.
  • Monitor project progress against contractual requirements, deliverables, milestones, and performance objectives.
  • Support the successful delivery of projects within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
  • Provide day-to-day direction to project staff, technical leads, and subcontractors.
  • Coordinate project activities with architects, engineers, consultants, construction contractors, and other project stakeholders.
  • Prepare, coordinate, and facilitate internal and client project meetings.
  • Develop meeting agendas, document decisions, prepare meeting minutes, and track action items through completion.
  • Coordinate design reviews and support the resolution of technical comments and stakeholder concerns.
  • Review design documents, reports, specifications, cost estimates, and other project deliverables for completeness and compliance.
  • Track project budgets, expenditures, forecasts, invoicing, cash flow, and accounts receivable.
  • Analyze project financial information and identify potential cost, schedule, or performance variances.
  • Work with project controls and finance teams to maintain accurate project reporting.
  • Support contract administration, change management, subcontractor coordination, and task-order documentation.
  • Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation and contingency actions.
  • Ensure project activities comply with applicable federal requirements, contractual obligations, quality procedures, and company policies.
  • Perform assignments requiring sound judgment and the development of practical solutions in collaboration with the project team.
  • Support technical approaches, staffing plans, schedules, and cost estimates for proposals and task-order responses.
  • Actively support the pipeline development, client engagement, teaming arrangements, and strategic growth initiatives.
  • Maintain regular communication with clients and support the development of trusted, long-term client relationships.
  • Provide feedback, coaching, and task direction to junior project staff.
  • Manage increasingly complex projects with growing responsibility for project teams and direct reports.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, or a related field, plus at least eight years of relevant project management or project delivery experience, or demonstrated equivalency of education and experience.
  • Due to the nature of the work, U.S. citizenship is required.
  • A valid driver's license is required.
  • Drug testing will be required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting or managing architectural, engineering, environmental, construction, or infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and manage multiple priorities.
  • Experience monitoring project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and contractual requirements.
  • Proficiency in preparing project documentation, reports, meeting materials, and client communications.
  • Ability to work independently with guidance and periodic oversight from the Federal Program Manager.
  • Experience delivering projects for USACE, NAVFAC, the U.S. Air Force, or another federal agency.
  • Experience managing projects under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts or multi-award task-order contracts.
  • Familiarity with federal acquisition requirements, design standards, quality-control procedures, and project documentation.
  • Experience with project financial management, forecasting, invoicing, and cash-flow monitoring.
  • Project Management Professional certification, professional engineering license, architectural registration, or another relevant professional credential.
  • Experience supporting proposals, task-order pursuits, client engagement, and business-development activities.


Additional Information
  • Sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this position.


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 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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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
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