Company Description

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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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Job Description

AECOM is seeking talented and creative Sr. Project Leads to be based in Calgary, Edmonton or Kitchener. This is a Project Management role for people with design, planning or engineering experience working on public realm projects such as major civic plazas, riverwalks, streetscapes, municipal / provincial / national parks, green rainwater infrastructure and more.

Job Summary:

At AECOM, we understand that acclimating to a new role take time, and that your job will evolve as you become familiar with your team, clients, and corporate processes.

The following summarizes this initial transition period:

After initial onboarding, your experience in public sector projects will allow you to jump in “head first” to support and/or lead our growing portfolio of projects such as: major civic plazas, riverwalks, streetscapes, municipal / provincial / national parks, green rainwater infrastructure, and more.

As you become familiar with AECOM processes and complete corporate training, you will gradually become responsible for the management of key clients, helping the team win your next commission, and overseeing the delivery of projects from concept through completion.

Once you are established as a key member of our team, you will mentor staff from a diversity of backgrounds, career stages and professions towards project success.

As you grow your client base, you may be offered the freedom to craft your own path to success within the firm by developing strategic growth plans, client account plans, and widening our service offering in design, engineering, and consultant advisory services.

Qualifications

What Do You Bring to AECOM?

One of AECOM’s key areas to advancing our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is by building diverse teams through inclusive hiring efforts. With that in mind, the following is a list of qualifications that we believe will bring value to our clients. We realize that candidates may not possess the full list of qualifications, and that you may possess unique qualifications that also provide value. We ask that you do your best to communicate your fit for the role in your cover letter, CV and during the interview process. Samples or a portfolio of work is a bonus and may be requested / provided after initial discussions with our recruitment team.

Minimum Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, candidates must have no less than:

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant field, such as design, planning or engineering + six (6) years of experience working on public realm projects, with an emphasis on public sector agencies, governments, universities and conservation authorities.

• PMP certification or other significant demonstrated PM experience

Demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education may be considered. Please see preferred qualifications below.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in relevant fields of design, planning or engineering.

• Demonstration of leadership in project delivery and client interactions. If possible, please provide evidence of larger scale projects requiring coordination of multiple disciplines and complex challenges.

• If applicable, highlight experience working on major civic plazas, riverwalks, streetscapes, municipal / provincial / national parks, green rainwater infrastructure, and other public realm related projects.

• Experience adhering to technical guidelines, standards, codes and best practices.

• Experience with standard project management and construction administration protocols.

• Experience managing budgets and schedules in an efficient manner.

• Alternatively, highly relevant professional experience may serve as a substitute for these post-secondary education requirements.

• Ability to work within a team environment, ability to co-ordinate with diverse teams and transdisciplinary professionals.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills, including risk management and mitigation.

• Ability to self-direct your work combined with a strong attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.

Additional Information

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Why Choose AECOM?

Grow a Career without Limits: As a large, multi-national corporation, there are limitless opportunities for career growth at AECOM. Through your client-centric approach, successful delivery of complex projects, and proven ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams you can advance your career at AECOM to best suit your interests, passion and abilities.

Be Creative: As a senior member of our team, you will apply creative skills in planning, design and problem solving to tackle your client’s most difficult problems. You will be a leader in crafting project visions alongside your client, nurture it through the design process, and ensure it is realized through project execution.

Practice at Scale: You will apply your genuine excitement and enthusiasm for large and extra-large scale projects that are the hallmark of AECOM. To succeed, you will leverage your abilities as strong communicator, proven collaborator, and problem solver.

Work Nationally: AECOM brings the best people forward based on best-fit for the project rather than geographic location, affording you the opportunity to work from coast to coast, while at the same time developing regional areas of focus best suited to your skills if you choose.

Collaborate: You will leverage your leadership skills to orchestrate large teams of designers, planners, architects, transportation planners, ecologists and engineers in all aspects of your work. You will help grow our business alongside the three pillars of our firm leadership, represented by the Social Infrastructure Sector Lead, Urbanism + Planning Practice Lead and local Operations Leads.

Progressive Corporate Culture: You will also help advance AECOM’s corporate commitments towards building Sustainable Legacies, bringing our clients innovation through Digital AECOM, and advancing our own commitment towards Truth and Reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan.

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $105,000.00 - $150,000.00.

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 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.

ReqID: J10108432

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Canada

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid