Regional Renewables Market Sector Lead

Job Description
AECOM has an exciting leadership opportunity for a Renewable Energy Environmental Program Lead for the West Region of the United States (33 states west of the Mississippi). This is a senior position within the Company’s Environmental business line, working in partnership with our deep bench of permitting professionals as well as our Energy business line. We are seeking a program leader to oversee our growing book of renewable energy business and drive growth with renewable energy developers, utilities, and other large public and private customers.This position may be based anywhere in the United States (ideally West/Midwest regions).
The candidate will be responsible for:
1) strengthening cohesion of our renewable energy environmental team in the western U.S.;
2) expanding AECOM’s presence in the renewables market through maximizing existing MSA contracts and expanding clients and projects throughout the Western US;
and, 3) serve as principal/program manager for large-scale renewable projects. This position will refine and drive the growth strategy for AECOM’s renewables environmental practice (solar, wind, storage, and new energy sources such as hydrogen). Success in this position requires a dynamic, highly motivated individual with existing client relationships across multiple renewable energy developers/providers.
Work will include interaction with senior project managers and task leaders, clients, AECOM’s engineering and design teams, and representatives from cities, counties, and local, regional, state, and federal agencies. Success requires a passion for developing renewable energy solutions, ability to enhance/establish tools and processes for practitioners to efficiently function under multiple MSAs, and the ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of technical, business development (BD) and operations professionals (subconsultants and AECOM staff).
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Manage senior-level relationships internally and externally, maintaining a sharp focus on client satisfaction throughout project/program lifecycle.
Provide technical oversight and QA/QC for environmental planning and permitting documents (per NEPA, CEQA, or other similar state agency)
Lead multi-disciplinary teams to respond to project RFPs for renewable energy projects;
develop and negotiate scope/fee.
Organize AECOM’s West region renewables team around clients and markets.
Develop and negotiate MSAs.
Develop and implement multi-year renewable energy growth strategy. Refinement of strategic planning and BD tools and processes is expected over time.
Recruit and build a team of delivery/management professionals to support renewable energy growth.
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’sprogram 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.