(USA-MI-Detroit) Engineering Business Leader

**Company Description**

**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

**Job Description**

**Job Summary**

AECOM is actively seeking a highly talented Professional Engineer with leadership and team-oriented management experience to oversee the growth, development, and technical excellence of our multi-disciplined engineering practices. The candidate will be equally focused on external growth to help build the clientele base as well as the internal growth with our cross business lines of Transportation, Water, Environment and Federal. The candidate will report through the Detroit, Michigan office directly to the Great Lakes Director of Operations and Managing Principal. Periodic travel to the Grand Rapids, MI and Minneapolis, MN office will be required. Occasionally travel to project sites will also be expected.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

AECOM is seeking an experienced Professional Engineer for this exciting opportunity to oversee the growth and technical development of our robust multi-disciplined Engineering practice. Technical expertise within the field of Engineering delivery and construction is essential, in addition to coaching, mentoring and development of people-managers within the civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering fields. The selected candidate will work closely with the DOO and MP to develop a strategic growth plan which expands AECOM’s clientele base, technical expertise, delivery methodologies and staff development. The candidate will be expected to act as a trusted source in business development, client interviews, professional industry networks, as well as technical reviews, conceptual designs, client interfaces, and oversee compliance with regulatory and company standards, regulations, and quality assurance programs.

_Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer include a proven track record of:_

+ Provides technical leadership for a specialty and is considered a fully capable professional in their field.

+ Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Makes decisions independently or as part of a team on technical problems and methods and represents the organization.

+ Manages scope and contracts for discipline-specific requirements

+ Resolves important questions and plans and coordinates work.

+ Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modifications and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines.

+ The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work usually result from progressive experience.

+ Supervision and guidance relate largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.

+ Receives direction on unusual conditions and developments.

+ Performs structural design of buildings and other structures, including developing drawings, specifications, and reports

+ Plan design work, calculate costs, and time schedules to assign design duties to junior staff working on projects

+ Coordinate design and schedule with other disciplines such as architectural, mechanical, electrical, and technology

+ Reviews and develops proposals, scopes, and contracts for new work

+ Act as an adviser and review correspondences prepared by junior project team members

+ Evaluate project staffing requirements, analyze problems, and communicate staffing needs

+ Attend project meetings

+ Meet with clients, and maintain good client relationships

+ Perform project quality control checking

+ Experience building and leading successful structural and project and program management teams.

+ Managing and directing professional and technical staff to complete complex architectural and engineering projects.

_Other responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed below:_

+ Leadership, coaching, development, mentorship, and technical expertise within the field of Engineering

+ Performs work with minimal direction with periodic reporting to internal regional and Buildings + Places management

+ Oversees the preparation of work plans and organizes project studies

+ Performs complex assignments often requiring the development of unique solutions to problems with the support of the project team

+ Conducts reviews and provides staff feedback for continued improvement

+ Oversee and develop technical approaches and cost estimates for proposals

+ Detail oriented with strong organizational and communication, both verbal and written skills

+ Superior communication, writing, editing, and reporting skills for a wide variety of audiences

+ Prepare, coordinate and conduct project meeting: Prepare and maintain the agenda and the meeting minutes

+ Help develop and maintain project schedule, project budget and risk register

**Qualifications**

_Minimum Requirements:_

+ BA/BS + 12 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 4 years of leadership

+ Professional Engineer

+ US Citizenship

_Preferred Qualifications:_

+ Minimum 15 years of related experience

+ Minimum 10 years of managing people

+ Minimum 5 years of business development

+ Degree in an Engineering field and licensed as a PE

+ Ability to work in Fast-paced environment and Coordinate with multiple stakeholders

+ Ability to communicate at a high level with senior leaders within AECOM and/or the client's organization

**Additional Information**

+ Travel is required for this position.

+ Role will be in person only.

+ Sponsorship is not available for this position.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

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

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

**ReqID:** J10080299

**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places

**Business Group:** DCS

**Strategic Business Unit:** West

**Career Area:** Engineering

**Work Location Model:** On-Site