AECOM is seeking a visionary Urban Planning and Design Manager and strategist with extensive experience leading innovative, large-scale planning, infrastructure and development projects and who thrives in interdisciplinary environments and believes that great design and planning is inseparable from public trust and equity. The ideal candidate has a passion for working on complex projects, leads with empathy and designs with purpose. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of complex planning and design infrastructure projects with a focus on large urbanized areas, working both locally and on high-impact projects across the country. This role involves managing multidisciplinary internal and external teams, shaping project vision, and serving as a key liaison among design teams, municipal leaders, and the communities we serve. Adept at engaging public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders, the successful candidate will drive equitable, design-led solutions from concept through execution—aligning community needs with infrastructure and economic development goals. They will facilitate cross-sector collaboration and serve as a connector of ideas, disciplines, and people. A strong leader with expertise across planning and urban design, this role will leverage AECOM’s interdisciplinary platform to deliver innovative, community-centered outcomes, while actively participating in civic and professional organizations that advance AECOM’s mission and industry leadership.<ul><li>Manages one or more moderately complex projects, and clients, involving a combination of the following:</li><li>Clients with a regional geographic footprint; OR,</li><li>Other complexities, such as projects that involve strategic planning, economics, infrastructure, environmental protection, due diligence, etc.</li><li>May manage all phases of projects (from beginning to close out).</li><li>Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features and possible solutions.</li><li>Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.</li><li>May manage and supervise: Experienced urban designers, planners, landscape architects, engineers (all disciplines applicable), as well as project administration, project controls, scheduling, cost control, estimating and procurement representatives.</li></ul>

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Urban Planning and Design Manager

AECOM&nbsp;is seeking a visionary Urban Planning and Design Manager&nbsp;and strategist with extensive experience leading innovative, large-scale planning, infrastructure and development projects and who thrives in interdisciplinary environments and believes that great design and planning is inseparable from public trust and equity. The ideal candidate has a passion for working on complex projects, leads with empathy and designs with purpose.&nbsp;The successful candidate will lead the delivery of complex planning and design infrastructure projects with a focus on large urbanized areas, working both locally and on high-impact projects across the country. This role involves managing multidisciplinary internal and external teams, shaping project vision, and serving as a key liaison among design teams, municipal leaders, and the communities we serve. Adept at engaging public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders, the successful candidate will drive equitable, design-led solutions from concept through execution—aligning community needs with infrastructure and economic development goals. They will facilitate cross-sector collaboration and serve as a connector of ideas, disciplines, and people. A strong leader with expertise across planning and urban design, this role will leverage AECOM’s interdisciplinary platform to deliver innovative, community-centered outcomes, while actively participating in civic and professional organizations that advance AECOM’s mission and industry leadership.<ul><li>Manages one or more moderately complex projects, and clients, involving a combination of the following:</li><li>Clients with a regional geographic footprint; OR,</li><li>Other complexities, such as projects that involve strategic planning, economics, infrastructure, environmental protection, due diligence, etc.</li><li>May manage all phases of projects (from beginning to close out).</li><li>Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features and possible solutions.</li><li>Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.</li><li>May manage and supervise: Experienced urban designers, planners, landscape architects, engineers (all disciplines applicable), as well as project administration, project controls, scheduling, cost control, estimating and procurement representatives.</li></ul>

Urban Planning and Design Manager

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