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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Global Desalination Practice Leader. This senior level position will ideally be based in one of our North America, Australia or Middle East offices, but could be located in any of our offices worldwide. AECOM is one of the world's leading engineering firms with opportunities to work with a wide variety of clients to create sustainable water solutions around the globe.

This strategic leadership position will help grow our global water business with an emphasis on expansion of our global desalination market share. This industry-leader will help to prioritize our global desalination market investment and drive growth in desalination sector. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of the global desalination market, emerging trends and opportunities and will have held leadership role(s) in the development and implementation of desalination projects around the globe.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Serves as part of a senior core team for AECOM’s business opportunity development and project delivery activities in support of our global seawater desalination market.

• Coordinate with the Regional Water Business Line Leadership, Global Water Market Sector Lead, and sub-region Region Business Line Leaders and area market sector leads.

• Develop and coordinate global desalination market strategy based on knowledge of the global desalination market, with an emphasis on seawater desalination, desalination technologies, and emerging market trends.

• Work with regional business development and project delivery teams to develop regional desalination market sub-strategies and drive growth

• Serve as project director/technical lead directing and executing work related to seawater desalination

• Provide technical support to other projects in the Water Business Line

• Assist in development and implementation of major pursuit capture strategy and provide oversight of capture plans

• Coordinate with regional and market sector leadership and Technical Practice Network to align skills with market trends and to drive strategic technical leadership hires

• Reinforce collaboration and team building, ensure client focus, demonstrate commitment to excellence and innovation, and motivate others to ensure positive morale and engagement.

• Leverage technical expertise from across the organization to support pursuits

• Continuously interact with clients assuring satisfaction with AECOM services and interact with project delivery personnel to ensure any service issues are identified and addressed in a proactive manner

• Build strong relationships and interact regularly with clients, teaming partners, industry groups and stakeholders linked to the market sector

• Continuously build a strong professional network through personal contacts, conference planning and strategy development

• Ensure that AECOM programs such as Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Ethics & Compliance are an overriding part of the organizational culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree + demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 6 years of leadership.

• Extensive and proven knowledge of global desalination market, including desalination technology, project delivery models, and emerging market trends

• Demonstrated experience in desalination (or similar water/wastewater scheme) project/program development, planning, design and implementation

• Strong relationships and experience working with clients and potential clients in the global desalination market

Additional Information

• Master's (MS) or Doctorate (PhD) in Engineering. Environmental, Civil or Chemical preferred

• 20+ years water industry experience

• Well-known in the industry through American Water Works Association, Australian Water Association, International Desalination and Reuse Association, and related industry organizations, as demonstrated through publications and presentations related to seawater desalination

• Ability to broad scan other water-related end markets and to assist in strategy development

• Agile response to fast paced, complex work environment and organizational change

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $190,000.00 - $245,000.00.

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.

ReqID: J10113200

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Global Business Lines

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc