Senior Architect

AECOM seeks a Senior Architect in Transit Architecture to join our NY Metro Buildings Places team. This role will focus on professional services related to passenger stations multimodal transportation infrastructure and TransitOriented Development (TOD) within the local region with occasional involvement in national projects.
The ideal candidate will be an architect with deep technical knowledge of building technology and expertise in the design and delivery of innovative transit facilities including rail light rail and bus rapid transit. Additionally the candidate will nurture a local multidisciplinary team of architects engineers urban strategists and specialty subconsultants while also engaging with national and global experts to ensure the delivery of efficient equitable and inspiring transportation facilities.
The candidate will be responsible for executing professional project work contributing to winning new projects cultivating strong client relationships within the NY Metro area and helping to grow AECOMs portfolio of transit systems stations infrastructure and TOD projects. This position is supported by our regional operational and technical teams and reports to the NYM Transportation Studio Principal. The candidate will also collaborate with the Global Head of Stations and TOD to leverage broader expertise and resources.

Candidate will demonstrate the ability to: 

• Manage a portfolio of clients with multiple projects ensuring successful project execution and positive relationships
• Lead and mentor seniorlevel architects within the practice as well as collaborate with partner and subconsulting design firms
• Support business development and marketing efforts for proposals and presentations
• Lead and manage project teams to ensure successful project delivery including oversight of project schedules and budgets
• Develop strategies prepare proposals assist in negotiating contracts and execute projects in conjunction with the PrincipalinCharge
• Provide oversight and direction for all phases of project work ensuring adherence to the companys Quality Assurance program
• Build and maintain relationships with key officials of client agencies organizations and partner companies
• Bring design creativity foresight and mature judgment to anticipate and solve both routine and complex problems articulate objectives and requirements organize project approaches and develop and implement standards guidelines procedures and protocols
• Deliver revenues assigned from specific clients ensuring consistent profit margins and avoiding writedowns or multiplier erosion
• Manage more complex clients and projects often involving Risk Triggering Factors (RTF)
• Exercise decisionmaking authority in recognizing risk and uncertainty with plans to mitigate and eliminate such risks
• Direct staff to minimize exposure to claims and ensure projects are completed without significant issues
• Work with the project PrincipalinCharge throughout all phases of the project to obtain client satisfaction and ensure financial project performance
• Communicate effectively with clients and project teams including public agencies
• Facilitate team communication coordination and collaboration to support assigned projects
• Manage teams across business lines in remote locations and/or management of subcontractors
• Collaborate with and mentor less experienced team members and Project Managers

AECOMs Buildings Places practice includes architecture interiors building engineering workplace strategy business transformation asset advisory economics and development planning master planning urban planning and landscape architecture.  With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization we create better outcomes to grow economies protect natural systems conserve natural resources make societies more equitable and connect and engage people through innovative sustainable design solutions.  Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics to industrial facilities for GE and RollsRoyce to headquarters and workplaces for NASA Unilever Sony Music DirecTV Box Inc. and many Fortune 500 companies. 

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements: 

• BA/BS in Architecture or related engineering degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional License as Architect (RA AIA) is required
• Recent experience working on transportation oriented design projects for aviation rail and other mass transit markets  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience working with regional transit agencies
• Strong communication and leadership skills 
• Professional experience utilizing industry standard software such as Revit AutoCAD MicroStation Adobe Photoshop InDesign & Illustrator MS Excel and Word

Additional Information :

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

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