Remediation Construction Deputy Practice Director

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced and accomplished Remediation Construction Deputy Practice Director to support the strategic direction, growth, and operational leadership of its Remediation Construction Practice. This senior leadership position will partner with the Director to advance business strategy, expand client relationships, strengthen project delivery capabilities, and drive operational excellence across a portfolio of complex environmental remediation and construction programs.

This is a remote role that may be based anywhere within the U.S. Out of state travel will be required for this role.

The Deputy Director will provide leadership across project execution, business development, financial performance, workforce development, and technical quality. This role requires a strong understanding of environmental remediation and construction delivery, including contaminated site cleanup, soil and groundwater remediation, hazardous materials management, treatment system implementation, and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will bring the ability to lead through project and department managers, establish consistent operational practices, manage business risks, and align technical resources with client and market demands.

Working collaboratively with AECOM’s Environment, Construction Management, Engineering, and Program Management teams, the Deputy Director will help position the business for continued growth while ensuring the successful delivery of safe, high-quality, and financially sound projects. This is an opportunity for a strategic, commercially minded leader to influence business performance, develop future leaders, strengthen key client partnerships, and advance AECOM’s position in the environmental remediation market.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director to establish and execute the strategic direction, business objectives, and growth plans for the remedial construction practice.
• Provide senior-level operational leadership across a portfolio of environmental remediation and construction projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, client commitments, and AECOM standards.
• Oversee the performance of project and department managers, establishing expectations for project controls, financial management, schedule performance, risk mitigation, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Drive business development and strategic client engagement, identifying opportunities across federal, state, municipal, industrial, and commercial markets.
• Lead or support major pursuits, including capture planning, proposal strategy, pricing reviews, executive presentations, contract negotiations, and development of strategic client relationships.
• Maintain oversight of financial performance, including revenue growth, backlog, profitability, cash flow, forecasting, resource utilization, and project financial risk.
• Establish and promote consistent approaches to remedial construction execution, constructability, subcontractor management, procurement, field operations, and project delivery.
• Ensure the integration of health, safety, environmental protection, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance into all project and operational activities.
• Provide executive-level guidance on complex project challenges, contractual matters, claims, change management, project recovery, and client escalations.
• Coordinate with technical and operational leaders across AECOM to integrate remediation design, environmental engineering, construction management, and field implementation capabilities.
• Lead workforce planning, organizational development, succession planning, recruitment, and retention initiatives to support current operations and anticipated business growth.
• Mentor and develop project executives, project managers, construction managers, and emerging leaders, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor market conditions, client needs, regulatory developments, and emerging remediation technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive differentiation.
• Represent AECOM in executive client meetings, industry engagements, strategic planning sessions, and other external forums to strengthen the company's reputation and market presence.
• Support the Director in organizational planning, performance reviews, operational reporting, and implementation of business initiatives, assuming delegated leadership responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership in environmental remediation, remedial construction, construction management, or environmental project delivery.
• Out of state travel will be required for this role.
• A valid driver’s license is required, along with the ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check in accordance with company policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in environmental remediation, remedial construction, construction management, or environmental project delivery, including progressively responsible leadership of complex projects, programs, and business operations.
• Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience providing senior-level leadership for complex environmental remediation or construction programs, including oversight of project performance, financial results, safety, quality, and client relationships.
• Experience leading project managers, construction managers, or multidisciplinary teams responsible for delivering multiple projects or major programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting business development, client engagement, proposal development, and growth initiatives.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or other relevant professional credential.
• Demonstrated success overseeing a substantial portfolio of environmental remediation and remedial construction projects, including complex soil and groundwater cleanup, hazardous materials management, treatment systems, and site restoration.
• Experience with business-unit or department-level financial management, including revenue growth, profitability, backlog development, forecasting, resource allocation, and operational performance.
• Established record of developing strategic client relationships, leading major pursuits, securing new contracts, and expanding services with existing clients.
• Experience with federal and state environmental remediation programs, industrial facilities, large-scale contaminated sites, and complex regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, developing management teams, building talent pipelines, and establishing scalable operational processes.
• Strong executive communication, negotiation, strategic planning, and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and align multidisciplinary teams around business priorities.
• Experience with complex change order or claim dispute resolution.

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is not offered for this position now or in the future.
• THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY FEBRUARY 20, 2027.
  
   

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