AECOM is seeking a highly talented and experienced Senior Regulatory Specialist/Program Manager to join our California Environmental Planning and Permitting department. This hybrid work opportunity is based out of our Oakland, CA office (a combination of in-office and remote work).AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. We work with a wide variety of clients planning, designing, and managing the construction of large- and small-scale projects for federal, state, and local agencies and the private sector. Therefore, the appropriately qualified applicant must be capable of providing high-level technical leadership and strategy for AECOM’s most complex and challenging projects and programs requiring regulatory permitting.The Senior Regulatory Specialist/Program Manager must demonstrate a positive can-do attitude, be customer-focused, be a critical thinker and problem solver, and be ready to apply their skill sets to deliver innovative solutions that advance our client’s projects. The successful candidate will also have proven experience in business development and client relationship management and will function as a senior technical mentor to staff across the organization.Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:Guide regulatory permitting strategy for a variety of projects, including utility and transportation infrastructure, renewable energy, water resources, and federally funded projects.Oversee multi-disciplinary project teams preparing technical studies and reports in support of project planning, environmental review, and permitting, such as Critical Issues Analysis, discipline-specific (e.g., biological, cultural) technical reports, and permit applications. Provide document review and staff oversight and may act as primary author on select documents.Operate as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on projects.Represent AECOM in the market through industry events, client engagements, and conferences.Maintain and share knowledge and strategies related to programmatic permitting, including programmatic Section 7 consultations, for clients seeking to streamline federal review and approval.Provide input and help guide the preparation of habitat conservation plans under Section 10 of the ESA, and support innovative applications of such plans.Lead or support key pursuits and business opportunities with public agencies and the private sector, including maintaining client relationships.Provide advice, mentor, and enhance the professional development of other members of our team. Share technical knowledge, lead technical practice group, and provide the pathways for others to share their combined knowledge through technical team discussions.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 span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.