Program Management Director - Linear Infrastructure

Company Description

How will you make your mark?

At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry's best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide. Discover your #H2Opportunity

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

Job Description

As a part of our continued growth, our Greater Toronto Area Water group has an outstanding opportunity for a Deputy Program Manager to act as key project leader in conjunction with the Project Manager in the delivery of major municipal water programs. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in managing large infrastructure projects and programs (>$1B in construction value) including the design and construction phases of municipal infrastructure, preferably in the Greater Toronto Area. You will work in a team environment with intermediate and senior engineers to deliver advanced water and wastewater treatment projects to our client base in the GTA. This position can be based out of our Markham or Mississauga office.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with leading and managing all phases of water and wastewater infrastructure programs that are deemed Enterprise Critical, which have a high risk reward, have a high to very high level of execution complexity and are of high significant strategic value.

• Oversight on the design of water/ wastewater infrastructure

• Manage ethical and job safety practices at all times.

• Strong ability to collaborate, align and be a thought leader in program delivery methodology to work within client parameters while developing and planning means to achieve program objectives.

• Demonstrates creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual program delivery, technical and client challenges, determining technical objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for technical activities and applications.

• Drive innovation in program management approaches and methodology to achieve marketplace differentiation.

• Work with Global Business Lines, Regional leadership, and Market Sector Leaders to identify strategic new business opportunities and develop solutions to address them.

• Identify areas of high risk and pro-actively take action to positively impact program outcomes.

• Contribute to the global learning and people development strategy for program management, including identification of talent and development of resourcing plans.

• Assess long-term and disruptive trends in their area of expertise, proactively addressing emerging challenges and opportunities.

• Propose skill development approaches and workforce planning to deliver capabilities for the future.

• Actively lead and support the attraction and retention of top-tier talent within program management.

• Accountable for overall financial success and delivery of AECOM Program Management agreement including proactive communication with client and AECOM leadership on the delivery of the program on all elements including financial, technical quality and schedule.

• Stays abreast of industry standards and approaches and implements best practices.

• Engage, hands-on, in the technical execution of client assignments through to successful project completion.

• Ensure project work is undertaken is accordance with corporate health and safety policies and quality management systems

• Mentoring staff

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or related field

• 12+years of experience in the management of programs exceeding $500M, including 4 years of leadership

• Driver's license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications :

• Registration or ability to obtain professional registration with a provisional Engineering Association

• Experience managing $1B programs

• Solid technical skills in one of the practice areas of water/wastewater or municipal/industrial infrastructure, developed within a professional services environment, ideally with consulting engineering experience

• Exceptional client care and service delivery skills.

• Experience in working with geographically dispersed project teams that have successfully delivered major design projects within budget and on schedule

• Experience leading and developing multi discipline project teams that may reside in multiple offices and in multiple countries

• Proven project management skills including PM certifications.

• Knowledge of alternative delivery models including DB, PDB, DBFOM, Alliance and other collaborative delivery models.

• Keen business acumen coupled with strong business development experience

Additional Information

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $142,000.00 - $261,000.00.

About AECOM

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 ~~~ 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.

ReqID: J10113647

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Canada

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Canada Ltd