Architecture Manager - New York City Transportation Projects

Company: AECOM
Job type: Full-time

Job Description
AECOM is seeking an Architecture Senior Manager to be based in our New York Metro office. 
The Architecture Senior Manager will be responsible for the following items: 
The role is to lead, for an architecture practice, major mixed-use Transportation Oriented Development projects in the New York Area.
Supports, oversees and coordinates architecture activities for an operating unit.
Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative.
Initiates and maintains contact with senior-level management within the company and is skilled in dispute resolution and negotiation of critical issues. At this level, the individual will have demonstrated an understanding of project delivery requirements, creativity, foresight, working with a multi-disciplinary team to meet project goals and deliver high-quality technical excellence.
Demonstrates mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual operations problems, determining operational objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse architectural activities.
Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
The role is project management lead for the entire design team, with a focus on overall high-quality delivery, meeting project schedules, etc.
Performs various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for a specific technical group or department.
Has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments
Generally requires multi-disciplinary knowledge of architecture
Plans and develops engineering tasks concerned with unique or controversial problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches
Maintains liaison with units within the organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization
Responsible for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field
Work at this level usually requires extensive progressive experience
Works under minimal supervision. Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits
Manages a group of architects and/or designers, coordinating activities of the unit
AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.  With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.  Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies. 
 

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