Senior Program Director – AECOM

Job Description

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Program Director to join our World Class Rail Team in New York, NY . As the Senior Program Director, you will have direct oversight and management of systems projects relating to train control, traction power, communications, and security systems in working railroad environment. You will also coordinate closely with clients, contractors, and project partners and lead the planning, design, construction, and testing & commissioning activities of transit/rail systems infrastructure.

Other duties and responsibilities:
• Lead the activities of our systems program management team, including the activities of support functions, to co-ordinate, facilitate and consolidate the work for the integrated Transit / Rail project teams with the work of other major network projects sufficient to meet the requirements of the Safety Accreditation processes for our clients’ projects.
• Work with representatives of the various rail operators and other stakeholders to manage the clarification, development, documentation, and reporting of the technical and program interface deliverables across multiple disciplines.
• Establishment and implementation of clear management plans and approaches to support the adoption of Systems Engineering practices, and controls across all our clients Work Projects.
• Foster and drive an integrated approach to the design, construction and commission planning across the team and external inter-dependent projects.

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• As populations grow, so do demands for safe, expedient and cost-effective transportation. AECOM’s Transportation business line partners with clients around the world to build, modernize and expand transportation projects that carry all our communities into the future — safely and reliably.
• We use our extensive knowledge in planning, designing and managing transportation systems — as well as restoring and replacing aging infrastructure — to help our public and private clients find smarter, more advanced ways to move people across cities, countries and continents.
• Our integrated approach and social responsibility have earned us the trust of local municipalities, government agencies, commercial clients and public-private partnerships. Our expertise and global reach enable us to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients that pave the way for long-lasting benefits to society

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements;
• BA/BS + 12 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Strong understanding of FRA & FTA requirements for project implementation
• Transit and Rail Experience

Additional Information

Offered rate of compensation (NYC locations only) will be based on individual education,

qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this

position is $203,000 to $375,000.
• Sponsorship is available for this position.
• Relocation assistance is available for this position

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 and disability benefits,

paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness

and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel and Service

Awards programs.

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

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

ReqID: J10088630

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid