Environmental Permitting & Planning Department Manager - Southeast

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AECOM is actively seeking a full-time Department Manager for the Southeast Area Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) Department. The Department includes staff who are primarily located throughout the southeastern United States serving Federal, State and Local governments as well as many private clients.

The Southeast Area EPP Department Manager is expected to improve revenue growth, through collaboration with Sales Leads and their own client engagement; ensure high staff utilization without sacrificing quality, safety or performance; manage their Department’s Profit and Loss; and mentor and grow their staff. The candidate should have an excellent work ethic, interpersonal skills, and a professional attitude.

The Southeast Area EPP Department Manager will oversee approximately 60 professionals. The candidate must have experience in managing the full range of natural resources studies that are required in obtaining federal and state permits, and for developing federal and state planning and environmental documents including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements.  The candidate must also manage numerous open-end contracts involving general environmental resource services as well as manage numerous multi-million-dollar projects which include public outreach deliverables. 

The job responsibilities of this role include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Provides leadership and direction through managers and professional staff and leads efforts to grow company technical expertise.
• Responsible for the financial performance of the department.
• Review of proposals for technical and financial content.
• Business plan development and financial tracking/management.
• Advise regional business managers on growth, staff recruitment and retention, and technical excellence strategies.
• Recruits and helps retain staff at all levels.
• Maintain technical role as project manager, lead verifier or technical lead as appropriate.
• Work closely with Project Delivery Leads to drive project financial performance and client satisfaction.
• Lead and support business development opportunities.
• Anticipate and solve both routine and unusual operations problems, determining operational objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse natural resource activities.
• Drives execution of tactical business plans with direction from a region business line leader for growth and profitability of regional business line, implementation and execution of global business line strategy and programs. 
• Drives regional business development activities, regional client management for business line and manages regional business line resources. Provides input into strategic/operating plan. 
• Directs the work of associates performing different tasks under the same field. 
• Applies in-depth knowledge of all aspects of field of expertise, along with interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Environmental Sciences field of study + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership
• Valid Driver’s License and as a condition of employment must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship is required

 Preferred Qualifications:

• MA or MS Degree in Environmental Sciences and/or a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• 15+ years of experience in Natural Resource Investigations as they pertain to the state and federal permitting in the Southeastern United States.
• Meet the professional qualifications and experience needed to independently manage interdisciplinary teams that deliver complex environmental documents.    
• Demonstrated understanding of project delivery requirements, creativity, foresight, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to meet project goals and deliver high quality technical excellence.
• Previous experience with managing technical staff.
• Previous experience in fiscal management and reporting for complex projects, or cost centers.

• Relocation is not available for this position
• Sponsorship is not available for this position

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