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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.

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AECOM is actively seeking a talented Project Manager for immediate employment in our Grand Rapids, Michigan office. Imagine making a positive impact in your community while working on rewarding projects such as: environmental investigation and remediation of multiple contaminant types, site development and permitting, and evaluations to determine potential risk of exposure to human and environmental receptors all while incorporating sustainable, innovative and cost saving solutions for our clients. Working at AECOM means being part of a global team and collaborating with award-winning professionals around the world. In this role, you will be responsible for managing AECOM staff and subcontractors, providing technical delivery, facilitating stakeholder engagement and communication, and financial management.

Typical projects that the candidate would manage include investigation and remediation projects focusing on a variety of industries and related contaminants including oil and gas, chlorinated solvents, and PFAS contaminants.  Solutions would be driven by Federal and State regulations and incorporate nature-based solutions (bioremediation, phytoremediation, alternative treatment technologies) as applicable.

As a project manager, you will be responsible for managing a team who would design the investigative scope, coordinate field efforts, evaluate data, write reports and develop recommendations and conclusions.  Work may also include the development of remedial plans and specifications, quantities for use in engineering cost estimates as well as preparation of bid documents and permitting documents at local, state, and federal levels.  You will be expected to work with minimal direction with periodic reporting to a Senior Project Manager or Regional Manager.

Qualifications and responsibilities for this position may include the following:

• Utilize site investigation and remediation techniques to drive solutions for our clients
• Determine and define project scope and objectives
• Manage all phases of projects (from beginning to close out)
• Oversee the preparation of work plans and organizes project studies
• Familiar with project invoicing and cash flow management
• Analyze financial statements and complete budget tracking
• Manage complex projects with small or local geographic footprints
• Predict resource needs and manage them effectively
• Identify potential project problems and opportunities in a proactive manner, analyze issues using all appropriate resources, develop alternatives, and arrive at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities
• Monitor project performance to identify areas for improvement
• Make sound, well-informed and objective decisions relating to assigned projects with a strong understanding of the impact and implications of those decisions
• May provide technical oversight and quality control
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Identify, mitigate, and manage project risks
• Advise and mentor less experienced staff during all phases of project work

Minimum Requirements

• BS in engineering, geology, environmental science or related field and minimum of 2 years of experience in environmental project management and business development.
• US Citizen/Permanent resident.
• Role is subject to Background and MVR checks
• Requires enrollment in the medical monitoring program requiring initial and annual physicals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed or ability to obtain license in the State of Michigan (Professional Engineer or Geologist).
• Experience working with local and state regulatory agencies in Michigan including a familiarity with Part 201 and 213 regulations, guidance documents, and memoranda
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certified (current).
• PMP certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Experience with regulator and stakeholder negotiations.
• Experience successfully managing environmental projects for various types of clients.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and communication, both verbal and written skills.
• Experience in team management and scheduling of staff and resources to ensure on time and on budget project delivery.
• Experience preparing proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and change orders.
• Interest in business development.
• Have led teams of professionals in executing projects.
• Ability to travel overnight on an occasional basis.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program 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 absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, 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 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.

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.

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.