Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Facilities Engineering Construction Manager to support a five-year, $3.9 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to improve Chicago’s water services. AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. We work with a wide variety of clients planning, designing, and managing the construction of large- and small-scale water, wastewater, and conveyance projects for federal, state, and municipal agencies and private industry clients.

A highly qualified candidate would be an engineer with construction management experience in large municipal capital improvement programs with Design-Bid-Build delivery mechanism. Experience with managing and collaborating with large joint venture projects is preferred, in addition previous experience with water infrastructure projects is preferred.

The Facilities Engineering Construction Manager will represent the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) with oversight to construction of a range of CIP projects.

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

• Serve as the Construction Manager responsible for supporting DWM with providing oversight on improvement to major water system facilities that include water purification plants; intake structures; pumping stations; reservoirs; hydraulic structures. buildings/structure and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels.
• Manage construction of water facilities with multi-disciplinary improvements (e.g., electrical, mechanical, structural, processes and architectural).
• Provide oversight to electrical/mechanical equipment commissioning.
• Manage project teams and monitors consultants’ compliance with contractual commitments.
• Manage the process of hiring a resident engineer who are a part of on call engineering firms and field inspector to oversee the construction of projects.
• Work in conjunction with the Resident Engineer to ensure that the work is being executed and performed with the contract documents.
• May manage all phases of construction projects (from beginning to close out).
• Manages the schedule and budget of projects.
• Coordinates and communicates project progress with the client.
• Facilitates and resolves project issues and scope changes with design team and the client.
• Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features, and possible solutions.
• Monitors and reports financial and completion status of projects to client.
• Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.
• Involves occasional field work at facilities related to design and construction projects.
• Manages one or more moderately complex design projects, involving coordination of multiple engineering disciplines, consultants and/or various agencies.
• Supervise other engineering and technical staff.
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• This role is subject to a background and MVR check

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within first 6 months of employment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• 20 years of progressive experience in Water/Wastewater Facilities as an engineer and project manager.
• Experience working on municipal projects.
• Candidates must have proven interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking, and persuasive ability; strong project financial management along with ability to lead diverse, multi-disciplined teams.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role
• Sponsorship is not offered for this role

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.