VP Senior PFAS Practice Leader

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 nonDOD 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 AECOMs Global PFAS strategic initiatives. Department focused time is approximately 5070%. The remaining 3050% 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 AECOMs Global PFAS Initiative.  This includes identification of new clients opportunities in PFAS market and leading technical capture strategies.
• Confers with AECOMs 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 AECOMs 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 AECOMs CAMs and team members in bringing PFAS capabilities and services to their client contacts.
• Works with AECOMs strongest practitioners to create solutions that showcase AECOMs unique PFAS experience and expertise.
• As a full member of our Global PFAS Initiativewith over 300 clients throughout the US and worldcollaborates across regions and BLs to promote crossselling 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 AECOMs 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 preproposal 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 knowledgesharing without geographic constraint  through our PFAS Technical Practice with a current membership of over 1000 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 SmallScale 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 nonroutine 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 predesign and design experience for private industrial and municipal remediation projects.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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
• 40Hour HAZWOPER Training
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint Excel)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to Health and Safety

Additional Information :

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 wellbeing resources employee assistance program business travel insurance service recognition awards retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the worlds 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 privatesector 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 youre 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 wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime