Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Transportation Planning Senior Manager to lead the Phoenix, AZ. planning team and work collaboratively with the Arizona and US West Planning leadership team.

This candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful career path in transportation planning to serve as a Project Manager working with clients, diverse projects, and project teams. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to be highly organized, work well independently and collaboratively with the team, and the ability to communicate clearly.

The selected candidate will support the growth and success of the transit and rail planning team at AECOM. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to bring together diverse teams across geographic boundaries.

This candidate will be a highly experienced manager with full oversight, authority, and accountability for larger, more visible, complex projects and teams. The candidate will play a key role in understanding the strategic development of client relationships and positioning for transit and rail opportunities.

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

• Ability to work collaboratively with strong, dynamic teams
• Experienced in the management of diverse project teams
• Possesses technical excellence in transportation planning
• Identifies and supports business development leads
• Work to meet financial and project management goals as defined by the organization annually
• Manages portfolio of clients with multiple projects
• Consistently delivers profit margins planned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree + 10 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in planning, civil engineering or related discipline
• AICP or Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Arizona
• 10+ years of previous experience, including project management on transportation projects
• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects and teams, including subconsultants
• Ability to promote and initiate transportation solutions for a broad application of client needs
• Experience with Business Development/Client Relations
• Experience with Client proposals and interviews
• Proven experience of success with pursuits
• Experience with managing people at various experience levels and ability to mentor with their career development
• Good communication skills and ability to manage a team

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• AECOM is interest in every qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States. Permanent residency sponsorship is available for current H1-B visa holders in the United States.
• Offered rate of compensation (Phoenix, AZ.) area only will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $170,000.

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.