Associate Vice President, Sr. Program Management Manager - AECOM

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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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AECOM is currently looking for an experienced Program Manager to join our Germantown, MD team, leading some of the most complex programs globally. The primary responsibility of this position will be to support and grow our grants management and disaster services offerings at the federal, state, and local levels. 

AECOM holds vast experience serving federal, state, and local clients throughout the entire disaster lifecycle. With an increase in demand for services in this sector, we are seeking an accomplished leader to champion bringing opportunities and engage in a leadership position in our East Region.  The ideal candidate will have a well-established reputation in serving clients in designing and managing federally supported, state-managed, and locally executed programs. This role will coordinate with national and global disaster professionals in AECOM, to ensure we are always bringing agile, consistent, compliant, and complete solutions to our clients.

Key job functions would include, but not be limited to the following:

• Play a major role in the pursuit of the top opportunities and achievement of the sales goals in East Water P&Ls
• Acts as a leader within the Government Consulting P&L – supporting leadership and mentoring staff
• Supports business development activities that include strategy and opportunity development, positioning, teaming, and capture and proposal management
• Assists in the development of proposals and gives presentations to potential clients.
• Stays current with disaster services and AECOM's offerings, capabilities, and successes and identifies/develops opportunities to apply such capabilities to customer requirements.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Urban Planning, Business Management, Emergency Management, Engineering (e.g. Civil, Environmental or Mechanical), Resiliency or Political Science, or related degree
• 10+ years of relevant disaster experience, including 5+ years in management
• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Deputy on multi-million-dollar disaster- or resiliency-related programs or projects
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and state regulations that govern the deployment of disaster response and recovery programs
• Post-disaster program management, case management or construction experience
• Ability to obtain a US public trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Project, Program, Construction Manager, or Professional Engineer
• Demonstrated experience with business development
• Demonstrated experience with client relations and management

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.