About the Role
AECOM seeks a seasoned municipal water/wastewater leader to anchor AECOM’s Buffalo office. You will serve as our Client Account Manager (CAM) for cornerstone municipal utilities in Western New York, while leading the local practice across wastewater and water treatment, conveyance, and civil engineering. This role targets an individual with deep technical credibility in water/wastewater systems and proven account leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic account planning for priority utilities, including relationship mapping, growth plans, and opportunity roadmaps.
- Shape pursuits from pre-positioning through negotiation, including win themes, solution framing, pricing strategy alignment, and proposal development.
- Anticipate and translate market drivers into client strategies and offerings.
- Champion client satisfaction through proactive issue resolution and continuous feedback loops.
- Serve as the visible practice leader, mentoring, coaching, and developing teams; driving recruiting, onboarding, and career pathways.
- Manage resources, utilization, backlog health, staffing plans, and project delivery standards.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, high-performance culture with a strong in-office presence.
- Partner with technical leaders to deliver planning, design, and program services for wastewater/water treatment and conveyance in dense urban systems.
- Advance differentiation via digital delivery, asset management, sustainability/resilience, and program/IDIQ/task-order execution.
- Build a qualified pipeline, forecast pursuits, improve hit rates, and enforce go/no-go discipline.
- Maintain CRM rigor, pursuit reporting, and portfolio hygiene aligned to regional targets.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field + 10 years in municipal water/wastewater consulting, with proven success leading urban utility accounts or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
- Strong technical grounding in wastewater treatment, water treatment, and water/wastewater conveyance for urban systems.
- Demonstrated wins on multi-year IDIQ/task-order, on-call, or capital program pursuits.
- Familiarity with New York public procurement and regulatory context; experience navigating SRF/WIIA and grant/loan programs.
- PE in NY (or ability to obtain) strongly preferred; MS a plus.
- Experience in program/portfolio management, construction management, and digital delivery workflows.
- Background with wet weather/CSO, PFAS treatment, resilience planning, and utility modernization.
- Established Western New York network with municipal water/wastewater stakeholders.
- Excellent communication; executive presence; ability to work independently and lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Local to Buffalo, with a strong and regular in-office presence.
- This position does not offer sponsorship, now or in the future.
- This position does not offer relocation assistance.
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Municipal water/wastewater consulting
- Client account management
- Wastewater treatment
- Water treatment
- Water/wastewater conveyance
- Civil engineering
- Strategic account planning
- Proposal development
- Market analysis
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- Career development
- Resource management
- Project delivery
- Digital delivery
- Asset management
- Sustainability
- Resilience planning
- Program management
- IDIQ/task-order execution
- Pipeline forecasting
- CRM management
- Public procurement
- Regulatory navigation
- SRF/WIIA programs
- Grant/loan programs
- Portfolio management
- Construction management
- Wet weather/CSO management
- PFAS treatment
- Utility modernization
- Communication
- Executive presence
Location
- Buffalo, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10 years in municipal water/wastewater consulting
Education Level
- Bachelor’s in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- USD 175000 - USD 225000 - yearly
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
About the Company
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world.
- As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.
- Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions.
- Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future.
- With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact.
- Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned.
- Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community—where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
