AECOM

Senior Utility Asset Management Project Manager

AECOM • $110K — $130K *
Baltimore, MD 21215In-Person
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 12+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure projects and asset management.
  • Proven experience managing multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • Strong background in utility asset management program implementation.
  • Demonstrated expertise in conveyance systems and capital improvement programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering water, wastewater, and stormwater projects from planning to construction.
  • Manage multiple projects, ensuring compliance with scope, budget, and risk management guidelines.
  • Develop comprehensive project execution plans and schedules.
  • Monitor project financial performance, including budget and profitability.
  • Coordinate stakeholders and facilitate effective project meetings.
  • Ensure project compliance with AECOM's quality management systems and procedures.
  • Implement utility asset management programs based on best practices and ISO 55000 standards.

Benefits

  • Mentoring and development opportunities for junior staff.
  • Collaborative and inclusive team environment.
  • Support for professional growth within AECOM's diverse project portfolio.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Utility Asset Management Project Manager to support the growth and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure programs throughout the East region. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams in the planning, assessment, design, rehabilitation, and management of water and wastewater conveyance systems while providing strategic asset management solutions for utility clients.

This individual will serve as both a project manager and technical leader, responsible for client relationships, project delivery, business development support, and mentoring of junior staff. The role requires strong technical expertise in conveyance infrastructure, utility asset management, capital planning, condition assessment, and program implementation.

Responsibilities

Project Management
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects from planning through construction.
  • Serve as Project Manager for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management objectives are met.
  • Develop project execution plans, work plans, schedules, and staffing forecasts.
  • Monitor project financial performance, including project budgets, utilization, revenue forecasting, and profitability.
  • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and facilitate project meetings.
  • Ensure compliance with AECOM quality management systems and project delivery procedures.

Asset Management Leadership
  • Develop and implement utility asset management programs aligned with industry best practices and ISO 55000 principles.
  • Lead teams to conduct asset inventories, condition assessments, criticality analyses, and risk-based prioritization studies.
  • Support development of Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs), asset management plans, and long-term infrastructure investment strategies.
  • Lead lifecycle cost analyses and asset renewal/replacement planning efforts.
  • Integrate asset management practices with GIS, CMMS, hydraulic modeling, and enterprise asset management systems.
  • Assist clients in establishing asset management frameworks, performance metrics, and decision-support systems.

Client Engagement & Business Development
  • Maintain and expand relationships with municipal, utility, and regional clients.
  • Participate in proposal development, interviews, and strategic capture planning.
  • Identify opportunities for cross-business collaboration and growth.
  • Support regional market sector initiatives and business development goals.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on infrastructure and asset management challenges.

Leadership & Mentoring
  • Mentor and develop junior and mid-level technical staff.
  • Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
  • Promote innovation and continuous improvement across project delivery practices.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
  • 12+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • Minimum of 12 years experience developing and implementing utility asset management programs.
  • Experience with conveyance system planning, assessment, rehabilitation, and capital improvement programs.
  • Experience in managing project financials and client relationships.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and client management skills.
  • Institute of Asset Management (IAM) certification.
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Business Administration, or related field.
  • Experience with:
    • GIS platforms (Esri)
    • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems
    • Capital planning, optimization and decision-support tools
  • Experience leading large municipal utility programs and framework contracts.
  • Established relationships with municipal and utility clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.


Additional Information

This position does not offer relocation assistance

This position does not offer sponsorship

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.

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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
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