Senior Federal Environmental Planning Manager - #1690674

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AECOM has an exciting career opportunity for a motivated, highly talented Senior Federal Environmental Planning Manager for immediate employment at our office in Honolulu, Hawaii. This important position requires providing project- and program-level leadership and technical expertise for a broad range of multidisciplinary projects, including facility and community plans, military installation plans (ADP, IDP), special planning studies, permitting, and state and Federal environmental compliance processes (NEPA, HEPA). The Senior Federal Environmental Planning Manager will develop and oversee a team responsible for execution of environmental planning projects for one of AECOM’s critical, large-scale federal contracts focused on planning and permitting for national defense-related programs in the Pacific region, as well as throughout the US and its territories.

The candidate must be capable of ensuring execution and delivery of high quality and innovative planning documents; possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; and have a strong interest in working in a fast-paced and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment. Experience working in Hawaii/Guam/Pacific Region is strongly preferred.

In this role, you will:

• Provide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA), and permitting oversight, authority, and accountability for projects and/or programs.
• Serve as a Project Manager, Project Director and/or Program Manager on different size projects and contracts, including responsibility for financial management and reporting, subconsultant oversight, and technical staff management.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensuring quality standards on project deliverables.
• Respond to a variety of ongoing requests to support projects under our existing contracts, including refining task needs, scoping and costing tasks, and identifying and assigning staff.
• Build and oversees high-performing multi-disciplinary consultant and subconsultant teams.
• Review deliverables and monthly invoices for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to contracted scope, budget and schedule.
• Prepare effective technical proposals and take an active role in the development of new business with new and existing clients.
• Provide leadership in mentoring personnel, including reviewing their work for accuracy and clarity and providing constructive feedback.
• Participate in professional associations/events relevant to the industry.
• Travel periodically for durations typically up to one week to locations in the Pacific region and other locations (e.g., Guam, Micronesia)

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line:
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental planning or related field.
• 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in NEPA document preparation and related technical studies.
• Ability to obtain secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Environmental, Urban and/or Regional Planning or a related discipline.
• 15+ years experience in NEPA document preparation and business development for environmental planning projects.
• 10+  years relevant Project and/or Program Management experience.
• Experience with Hawaii and Pacific Region planning projects.
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and staff management skills with experience in hiring and supervising staff at all levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to effectively manage projects and interact with teams of staff, sub consultants, and clients.
• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Dedication to high levels of client service and partnership, as well as technical execution.
• Motivation to grow AECOM’s business.
• Commitment to fostering a close, inclusive, and productive team culture.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Suite, SharePoint (or similar collaboration tools) and remote communications applications such as Teams, Zoom, etc.
• Experience working for and/or with the US Government, DOD, and specifically the US Navy.
• Experience working in the consulting industry.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite of software applications.

• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

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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.

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