Jobs in Coral Gables, FL

About the role

AECOM is the #1 Transportation firm by ENR, underpinned by Surface Transportation, Aviation, Transit, Freight Rail, and Ports. For nearly a century AECOM and its legacy companies have been at the forefront of Ports & Maritime consulting serving public and private, defense and cargo/passenger. The Southeast US is expected to see continued and increased investment fueled by increasing population, at risk low-lying urban infrastructure, aging infrastructure, rapidly expanding cruise market, private and public terminal operators, industrial, extensive coastline, and historic funding levels for US Coast Guard (CG) and defense. With ports and private industry in global competition, they are relentlessly driven to improve efficiency, modernize, lower energy costs, deploy digital solutions, implement asset management, and enhance modal connectivity. Through advisory, program management, permitting, design, and construction management AECOM supports infrastructure enabling the movement of goods, materials, minerals, energy, and people. With service offerings that spans the entire project life cycle from inception to commissioning, remediation to redevelopment, and procurement to value engineering. You will be joining a global team of 900+ goods movement specialists who support a wide range of maritime projects including container terminals, dry and liquid bulk, waterfront developments, federal maritime facilities, cruise and ferry terminals, marinas and harbors as well as coastal schemes such as beach renourishment and coastal protection. This is a leadership role and is part of our Southeast Transportation Team, supporting and working closely with other business lines within AECOM of Buildings & Places, Environment & Energy, Program Management, and Water to grow our overall market share. This leader will also identify, attract, and secure professional talent to expand the Ports & Marine Southeast US delivery team. The successful candidate will be a market-facing champion, influencing the market to build productive relationships, and cross-selling with other business lines. The candidate should excel in identifying worthwhile opportunities, planning and driving key pursuits from prepositioning to award, while driving data-led performance improvements. They are a highly motivated, organized, and proactive leader with a proven track record in the ports and marine industry. Deep understanding of the Southeast US ports and maritime markets, coupled with a keen grasp of the social, political, and economic drivers that influence it, will be integral to success in this role. The ideal candidate is experienced delivering in a fast-paced environment while leading complex projects, leading diverse and geographically distributed teams, and managing client expectations resulting in repeat business. As a leader the position is responsible for fostering a culture of success, engagement, and development within the team.

What you'll bring

• Proven ability to build, attract, and retain a diverse, inclusive, and successful workforce while nurturing talent development, mentoring and coaching.
• Strong set of “soft skills”: strategic/analytical thinking, rapport building, emotional intelligence, effective and timely communication, effective delegation, listening to learn, time management, conflict management, adapting to change, and problem-solving
• Minimum requirements for the role of the Southeast Ports Client Director.
• BA/BAs and 12 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 4 years of leadership
• Experience planning, design, engineering and construction at a senior professional level with a minimum of 12 years in ports infrastructure market for either: container terminals, liquid bulk terminals, dry bulk terminals, and/or waterfront infrastructure.
• Project Management and Delivery: Previous experience in successfully leading multi-disciplinary project teams and delivering projects, including contractual arrangements, to required quality standards, on time and within budget.
• Business Development & Client Focus: Experience and demonstrate a strong client and stakeholder network within the industry, which will translate into identifing, winning, and delivering projects in the consulting and advisory market.
• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate discipline.

Benefits