Regional Transportation Drainage Lead

AECOM•Denver, CO

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Regional Transportation Drainage Lead to support transportation infrastructure projects across Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah. The role provides regional leadership for transportation drainage staff and supports project delivery, technical excellence, business development, staffing, and strategic growth of the drainage discipline. The successful candidate will bring strong transportation drainage expertise and experience delivering projects through traditional bid/build and alternative delivery methods. The role works closely with project managers, technical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, innovative, and cost-effective drainage solutions. Periodic travel to regional offices and project locations is required. The position leads and coordinates the regional transportation drainage team, oversees drainage design and analysis, and supports successful project delivery through technical oversight, quality control, resource planning, and coordination across offices. It also represents AECOM in client and project settings, contributes to business development and client relationships, and ensures compliance with applicable drainage, stormwater, flood-control, water-resources, and transportation requirements. AECOM describes itself as a global infrastructure consulting firm working with public- and private-sector clients on projects across the lifecycle, from advisory and planning through design, engineering, program management, and construction management. The company notes that it has more than 50,000 professionals and reported fiscal year 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree plus 10 years of related experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership experience.
Registered Professional Engineer in one of the Rocky Mountain States and ability to obtain registrations in other states as needed.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience, including budget control, client management, design delivery, staffing coordination, and schedule maintenance.
Experience with business development and client relations.
Experience with design software including MicroStation/OpenRoads and Civil 3D.
Experience designing highway or roadway systems in Colorado, Arizona, or Utah.
Previous transportation project design experience, including schematic development and preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E).
Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, StormCAD, and Storm and Sanitary.
Experience with plan set production and design software including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, InRoads, and OpenRoads.
Experience leading drainage design teams on large, complex transportation infrastructure projects.
Experience delivering transportation projects through alternative delivery methods, including design-build.
Strong understanding of state and federal transportation drainage standards, stormwater requirements, floodplain regulations, and permitting processes.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with transportation agencies and other public-sector clients.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the regional transportation drainage team across Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to drainage managers, lead engineers, engineers, and technicians.
Oversee the design and analysis of drainage systems for highways, roadways, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure projects.
Manage drainage discipline budgets, schedules, staffing, workload, and resources to support successful project delivery.
Coordinate workshare between offices and projects to optimize regional resources and technical capabilities.
Provide technical oversight and quality control for hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, drainage studies, and design deliverables.
Lead development of innovative, cost-effective transportation drainage solutions that meet client needs and applicable standards.
Support projects delivered through traditional bid/build and alternative delivery methods, including design-build and progressive delivery approaches.
Represent AECOM in client meetings, project meetings, interviews, and public presentations.
Support business development and client relationship activities, including identifying opportunities, developing technical approaches, and supporting proposals and pursuits.
Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements related to stormwater management, flood control, water resources, and transportation drainage.
Collaborate with roadway, structures, environmental, geotechnical, traffic, and construction professionals.
Prepare, oversee, and review technical reports, drainage studies, design calculations, specifications, plans, and construction documents.
Support regional staffing and resource planning, identify technical needs, and develop staff capabilities.
Stay current with industry trends, design standards, best practices, modeling technologies, and emerging approaches in transportation drainage.