Senior Drainage Lead

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Drainage Lead to be based in Seattle, WA.

Job Summary/Responsibilities:

• Mentor, grow, and recruit staff.
• Lead a team of professionals overseeing the drainage design of large scale complex projects with a near-term emphasis on design-build delivery.
• Supervise and lead project plan production and technical reports.
• Establish budgets and schedules for project deliverables.
• Develop and manage key client relationships.
• Provide technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Present complex technical solutions to clients.
• Perform quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participate in the development of technical proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated design solutions.
• Stay updated on industry trends and innovative drainage technologies.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations related to drainage systems.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize project sustainability and environmental impact.
• Coordinate with contractors and construction teams during project implementation.
• Conduct site visits and field investigations to assess drainage conditions and requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or relevant field

• 15+ years of experience in drainage design

• 2+ years of WSDOT highway drainage design experience within the last 4 years

• A current P.E. license in the State of Washington

• WSDOT Highway Runoff Manual Training Certification

• Experience developing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets

• Knowledge of agency/regulatory approval process, standards, and best practices

• Client connections and relationships with local and state agencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills experience

Additional Information

• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

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.

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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.

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