Senior Water Resources Engineer

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer (Office Lead) to be based out of New Orleans, Louisiana to lead the water resources efforts of the area.

The Senior Water Resources Engineer (Office Lead) will support and lead projects for water in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and may also work on regional or national projects including planning, designing, and preparing plans related to water resources planning and infrastructure.

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

Technical oversight of design staff and team members for water resources projects including but not limited to floodplain modeling and mapping studies, LOMRs/CLOMRs, municipal water resources projects, and transportation drainage design.

Identifies new business opportunities for AECOM, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes AECOM's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.

Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of AECOM's qualification/experience statements.

Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors and drafts complex professional service agreements and addenda for review by senior management.

Directs project team and client compliance with contract terms and monitors subcontractors' compliance with contractual commitments.

Prepares project work plan, scope, schedule, and budget, and communicates these to project team members; monitors/manages project production for compliance with schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

May supervise technical professionals, associate project managers, and design staff including workload and staffing management.

Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.

Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.