VP, Senior PFAS Practice Leader - AECOM

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AECOM is actively seeking a VP, Senior PFAS Practice Leader (Remediation) to pursue and enhance our client Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) consulting business in our US West Region. The position requires strong business development capabilities and a vision of the non-DOD PFAS market in the US. The strongest candidate will have a foundation in at least one PFAS technical area (e.g., remediation technology, forensics, governance, investigatory advances) and an ability to work independently and collaboratively with our bench of experienced specialty engineers and scientists.  Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical for this role.

This role primarily supports regional growth and technical delivery in key projects/programs, with a particular focus on supporting AECOM’s Global PFAS strategic initiatives. Department focused time is approximately 50–70%. The remaining 30–50% of time is directed toward a concentrated effort on strategic growth initiatives.

This a hybrid role that is available anywhere in the United States near an AECOM office, although the preference is for the Western US.

Growth Leadership

• Leads development of PFAS growth primarily in the Industrial and Industrial Wastewater sectors in support of AECOM’s Global PFAS Initiative.  This includes identification of new clients, opportunities in PFAS market, and leading technical capture strategies.
• Confers with AECOM’s Environmental Business Line (EBL) Growth Team and other BL leadership to specify growth objectives and develop detailed tactical action plans — focused on both deepening and expanding current relationships with existing clients, as well as with new clients.
• Capitalizes on own expertise and existing professional network to maintain and establish new key account relationships and ensure they are managed for growth under AECOM’s client account management (CAM) program.
• Identifies and expands opportunities with existing AECOM clients into department footprint - focusing on working with AECOM CAMs and identifying other opportunities in the department geographic footprint or with department specific technical specialties. 
• Builds, maintains, and facilitates trusting relationships with key contacts in leadership across client organizations and supports AECOM’s CAMs and team members in bringing PFAS capabilities and services to their client contacts.
• Works with AECOM’s strongest practitioners to create solutions that showcase AECOM’s unique PFAS experience and expertise.
• As a full member of our Global PFAS Initiative—with over 300 clients throughout the US and world--collaborates across regions and BLs to promote cross-selling of PFAS solutions.
• Leads client listening efforts to understand client needs, obtain feedback, and refine business objectives.
• Represents AECOM at national conferences, identify opportunities for technical talent to present at conferences as a means of promoting technical dialogues with clients and colleagues.
• Support of AECOM’s PFAS technical practitioners and academic or commercial partners in delivering meaningful research to address PFAS fate and transport, treatment, and risk related challenges.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, willingness to mentor junior staff, and commitment to workplace health and safety are imperative.
• Ability to support business development with pre-proposal meetings, site visits, proposal writing, and reviews.
• Travel to project locations including driving and overnight stays. May require up to a 30% travel commitment at times.
• Implement project deliverable requirements of the AECOM Quality Management System.
• Demonstrate ability to build trusting working relationships with clients and colleagues.

AECOM encourages knowledge-sharing without geographic constraint  through our PFAS Technical Practice with a current membership of over 1,000 employees in the US, Canada, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East and Africa. The TPG creates easy access to shared information, and the opportunity to lead and learn from this talented bench of new and seasoned PFAS specialists in water treatment and environmental remediation of all media: soil, groundwater, surface water, wastewater, biosolids, and air.

As a leader within the TPN, the successful candidate can offer their own PFAS expertise, which may include:

• Research for State, private, or Federal entities such as SERDP/ESTCP, and AFCEC or EXWC.
• PFAS Investigation (studies, environmental media sampling, groundwater monitoring)
• PFAS Treatment / Remedial Design (Rapid Small-Scale Column Tests (RSSCTs), feasibility evaluation of treatment technologies, pilot studies, contribute to and support remedial treatment designs)
• PFAS Remedial implementation (construction support, permitting, design clarifications)
• Operations (evaluation of treatment performance, routine and non-routine maintenance activities, development of operation and maintenance plans)
• Stormwater and sediment control engineering and permitting; collection, conveyance, and treatment system engineering.
• Expertise modeling and analyzing remediation performance and subsurface conditions.
• Remedial technology pre-design and design experience for private industrial and municipal remediation projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 12+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education 
• Direct PFAS experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree and PhD in Civil or environmental engineering is preferred 
• 20+ years of experience related to environmental consulting, remediation system design, and PFAS
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to Health and Safety

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.

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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.