About the position
AECOM is seeking a US National Logistics Practice Leader to be based in Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; or Denver, CO. AECOM holds a significant and growing market share in the North American logistics market, working primarily with Fortune 50 clients. We are strategically growing this practice to keep pace with market demand and are seeking a highly experienced and results-oriented practice leader to grow this sector across North America. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and experienced leader to lead a multidisciplinary team, leveraging the breadth of AECOM’s global capabilities. This role demands a client-focused leader who is articulate, strategic, and capable of delivering both exceptional service and business results. Success will also rely upon the leader’s ability to build upon our existing practice, identify areas of opportunity and organize our business to pursue those opportunities.
Responsibilities
- High quality, timely, and profitable delivery of US national logistics design and specialty consulting portfolio.
- Influence and implement a US logistics market strategy, utilizing AECOM’s global teams and capabilities.
- Manage or provide oversight on a portfolio of projects or programs of significant size and complexity, and significant financial impact.
- Lead and grow logistics due diligence, design, and construction administration team and practice.
- Work closely and collaboratively with AECOM’s Global and Regional Market Sector Leaders to share resources, augment capabilities, and bring the best of AECOM to each and every project.
- Work with regional managing principals to hire new staff and cross-train existing staff to deliver logistics due diligence and design projects.
- Grow existing clients in partnership with global technology market sector leader and technology client account managers.
- Participate in and help drive innovation workstreams to differentiate AECOM and address market changes, challenges, and opportunities.
- Oversee production of winning proposals (both technical and cost).
- Prepare and lead client presentations and interviews.
- Refine existing delivery strategies to improve predictability, quality, and efficiency.
- Serve as point of escalation for all US logistics client issues.
- Collaborate with Project and Program Management business line to create synergies with AECOM’s construction management, commissioning, and quantity surveying practices.
- Collaborate with Environment business line to deliver site selection due diligence services.
- Build US relationships with senior leaders at global logistics companies.
- Attract and secure new clients and build the opportunity pipeline.
- Travel as-needed to support project, client, and team needs.
- Provide thought leadership ideas internally and externally.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in building Engineering or Architecture or related field.
- + 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility and experience delivering large logistics projects or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience leading teams.
- Demonstrated experience developing strong client relationships.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits.
- Paid time off, leaves of absences.
- Voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options.
- Well-being resources, employee assistance program.
- Business travel insurance, service recognition awards.
- Retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase plan.
