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AECOM Vice President, Water/Wastewater/Conveyance Division Manager in Detroit, Michigan

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM , the #1 ENR-ranked firm in Water is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to join our team as a Vice President Division Manager in the Midwest. Reporting to the Central West Water Regional Business Line Leader, this role is pivotal in driving the strategic vision for the business while upholding our core values of "People, Clients, Protect the Business."

The selected candidate will be responsible for the leadership of our water/wastewater conveyance division covering our Midwest States (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota) to support the growth and delivery of large-scale municipal water and/or wastewater projects. Working closely with the lead department managers and division growth lead, you will lead the growth and delivery of the municipal project portfolio complex municipal projects, ensuring that all aspects are effectively coordinated and managed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Serve as an external leader for AECOM and maintain a visible profile in the region

  • Build and cultivate a high performing team that thrives in a face paced growth environment

  • Support growth, strategy, and sale of AECOM’s Midwest Municipal Water Practice

  • Embody AECOM’s Safeguard value consistently, and driving a culture that puts safety first

  • Drive operational performance, quality, safety, technical excellence, and business unit profitability

  • Work closely with operations and other leadership as it relates to staffing, recruiting, retention, employee engagement

  • Demonstrate relentless customer focus by developing meaningful relationships, identifying and adding value to client needs, and ensuring a client driven culture

  • Help build a strong and thriving culture in the Midwest that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and innovation

  • Lead negotiations of contractual and financial agreements with clients and sub-consultants

  • Thinking strategically while driving the financial execution of the P&L for the Division

  • Demonstrates mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual operations problems, determining operational objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities.

  • Key Performance Indicators include contribution margin, sales, revenue earned, bookings, book-to-burn, backlog growth, market share, wallet share, client satisfaction, hiring and staff retention, safety, and ED&I.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS in Civil/Environmental/Chemical Engineering and 12 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and or education, including 4 years of leadership

  • Registered Professional Engineer in one of the 12 states or ability to obtain same within 6 months

Preferred Qualifications

  • 20+ years of experience in water/wastewater project management and leadership

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to build and lead high-performing teams.

  • Demonstrated success in client relationship management.

  • Passion for delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $180,000.00 - $260,000.00.

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

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10121387

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Business Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc

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