Portfolio Delivery Leader - Environmental Remediation

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  Texas
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Environment
• Work Location Model:
  Remote
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Dallas, TX - 13355 Noel Road
• Compensation: USD 89,000 - USD 110,000 - yearly

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AECOM is looking to hire a Portfolio Delivery Leaders (PDL) to oversee projects and project teams within our Environmental Remediation Group. The role is set up to be remote, however we will need the candidate to reside within the United States of America.

The PDL will report directly to the Practice Operations Lead, will serve as Project Director, and will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of projects in the Remediation Practice of the Environment Business Line. The PDL will work closely with the Project Managers responsible for these projects to grow their financial acumen, project management capabilities, and drive overall project performance. The PDL will support the Practice Operations Lead in meeting Business Line objectives in the areas of financial profitability, project delivery, risk management, commercial terms evaluation, and budgeting and forecasting.

The ideal candidate for this opportunity has a natural drive and ability to communicate effectively with all levels of stakeholders, both internally and externally. The ideal PDL must have the ability to present information in a confident and concise manner to stakeholders. This opportunity requires someone who enjoys building relationships, is a team player, operates and responds in a fast-paced environment with less than complete information, is well-organized to understand priorities, and is familiar with the challenges projects with a variety of scopes and contract types bring.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Accountability for the planning, safe execution, and delivery of a portfolio of Environment projects at As Sold or better financial KPIs.
• Evaluating day-to-day project delivery performance, pricing strategies, risk management, forecasting and budgeting, and performance reporting for a ranging portfolio of Environment clients and projects.
• Interpreting project performance figures to support risk evaluation and financial forecasting.
• Providing proactive and hands-on support to project managers to support strong financial monitoring, prevent project issues, address risks, and make recommendations to improve project performance. This includes analyzing project costs, billings and schedules, driving cash flow, trouble-shooting problems both common and unique, supporting mitigation measures, and being “root cause oriented” in the resolution of issues.
• Ensuring appropriate scheduling tools and processes are in use by the project team and are supported by the Project Controller (PC) and/or PDL.
• Providing support…