Environmental Compliance Project Manager

Oakland, CA, United States

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented Environmental Compliance Project Manager to support important transportation and utility projects throughout northern California. This hybrid position is based in AECOM’s Oakland office.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Act as Environmental Compliance Manager on multiple projects; including review and interpretation of project plans and permits; staffing surveyors, monitors, and technical experts; and coordination with clients, contractors, and resource agencies.

Act as Task Manager or Project Manager, including responsible and timely management of budget, project tasks, schedules, and project teams.

Work closely with clients and internal staff on complex projects involving resource protection, species surveys, permitting, mitigation, and/or restoration.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior-level staff as needed.

Contribute as an active and positive member of AECOM’s Environmental practice in the SF Bay Area.

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.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, environmental planning, or a related field.

4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education managing environmental compliance on preconstruction surveys and construction monitoring projects.

Valid Driver's license is required for this role.

** Preferred Skills/Experience: **

6 years of experience preparing preconstruction and post construction reports and deliverables.

Familiarity with permit application preparation and requirements, and the typical challenges and strategies related to environmental permitting.

Knowledge of and experience with the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

CDFW Scientific Collecting Permit and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 10(a)(1)(A) permit(s).

Experience as a task lead or Project Manager along with managing staffing and budgets.

Experience in a client-facing role.

Familiar with the agencies having jurisdiction over special-status species and hydrologic resources.

Excellent oral and written communication skills with both clients and internal staff.

Experience in developing project scopes and estimating project costs.

Positive attitude and adaptability to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Good organizational skills and a strong detail-oriented work style.

Experience as a field or technical lead, providing oversight and guidance to early career technical staff.

Prior experience in environmental consulting.

Additional Information

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

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About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program 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 absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s 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 private-sector 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 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.

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

Qualifications

**Minimum Qualifications:**

* Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, environmental planning, or a related field.

* 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education managing environmental compliance on preconstruction surveys and construction monitoring projects.

* Valid Driver's license is required for this role.

** _Preferred Skills/Experience:_**

* 6 years of experience preparing preconstruction and post construction reports and deliverables.

* Familiarity with permit application preparation and requirements, and the typical challenges and strategies related to environmental permitting.

* Knowledge of and experience with the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

* CDFW Scientific Collecting Permit and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 10(a)(1)(A) permit(s).

* Experience as a task lead or Project Manager along with managing staffing and budgets.

* Experience in a client-facing role.

* Familiar with the agencies having jurisdiction over special-status species and hydrologic resources.

* Excellent oral and written communication skills with both clients and internal staff.

* Experience in developing project scopes and estimating project costs.

* Positive attitude and adaptability to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

* Good organizational skills and a strong detail-oriented work style.

* Experience as a field or technical lead, providing oversight and guidance to early career technical staff.

* Prior experience in environmental consulting.

Additional Information

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

\#LI-EM1

**About AECOM**

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program 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 absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s 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 private-sector 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 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.

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

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