Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

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.

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

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Architectural/Building Design Project Manager based in Austin, Houston, or Dallas, TX, to join our team as we capture, lead, and execute interdisciplinary building design projects with a focus on Higher Education or Public Safety/Municipal Work. Our team operates in a cross-discipline, collaborative, and design-focused environment. This role will be responsible for managing the proposal, scope, schedule, and budget of projects across the project lifecycle - from conceptual studies to full design and construction administration. Responsible for planning and managing project staffing requirements, reporting project performance, and identifying and addressing scope creep, schedule, or quality issues to ensure the successful delivery of assigned projects.

AECOM provides a unique opportunity to lead a team of individuals bringing world class expertise, with a collaborative mindset, working to deliver projects that move the world forward. With the backing of AECOM’s robust bench of experts across various fields, this position would allow for an individual to cultivate meaningful relationships with clients and peers, leading highly qualified teams to win and execute projects across the State of Texas.

This role has been identified by regional and global leadership as being strategically critical to our growth in the Texas market, and the corporate infrastructure supporting the role will be unmatched by peer A/E firms.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

• Acting as a primary point of contact with the client throughout the project lifecycle

• Working with interdisciplinary technical leads in the coordinated successful execution of projects in design and construction

• Working with local and regional business development staff and business line leadership to identify and pursue clients and projects

• Reviewing contracts, preparing fee proposals and project execution strategies

• Managing and leading all technical, financial, and client satisfaction areas using established processes and tools

• Managing sub-consultant scope, fees, deliverables, and performance

• Leading the team to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within the scope, and within budget

• Managing changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs to minimize risk

• Performing risk management to minimize project risks

• Maintaining project documentation control

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering or related field plus eight (8) years of experience in Project Management on Higher Education Projects or Public Safety Projects or related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• Licensed architect or registered engineer (mechanical/HVAC or structural)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership experience, including managing client expectations, multi-disciplinary teams, and meeting scope/schedule/budget

• Detail-oriented, methodical, meticulous, process-oriented, yet open to change and motivated by innovation

• Advanced knowledge of planning and design process, construction documentation, construction administration, and code requirements

• Experience managing concurrent projects in various stages of development and managing multiple project types with an emphasis on design, sustainability, and innovation

• Innovative problem solver with excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills and a proven ability to manage people and projects through strong demonstrated organizational skills

• Strong skills in the full suite of MS Office applications

• Participate in selected marketing and business development opportunities in support of the sales team

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with existing and potential clients

• Be a great collaborator and communicator

• Ambitious self-starter with a get-it-done attitude who strives for excellence

Additional Information

Sponsorship is not available for this role

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $130,000.00 - $190,000.00.

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.

ReqID: J10118242

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc