AECOM seeks a Senior Owner’s Engineer experienced in collaborative project delivery to join our Water Team. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and influence high-profile projects across a national service area, tackling complex technical challenges while assuming a significant level of responsibility. The role is ideal for professionals seeking meaningful impact, diverse project exposure, and opportunities to shape outcomes at the highest levels.

You will advise public and private Owners on a variety of infrastructure projects including water, wastewater, advanced water purification, conveyance, pumping, and resiliency projects with efforts ranging from strategic planning through commissioning.

You will manage and coordinate Owner engagement across various delivery methods including Best Value Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build (PDB), Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Design-Build-Operate (DBO), and Public-Private Partnerships (P3), and support Owner governance, contract administration, stakeholder coordination, and executive communication.

Key Responsibilities

Planning and procurement

• Assess Owner readiness and develop plans to close capability gaps.
• Support delivery method selection, market outreach, and risk assessments with mitigation plans.
• Develop technical requirements for RFQs/RFPs and support the solicitation process.
• Work with Owner procurement and legal staff to finalize contract documents.
• Support Owner public outreach.

Design phase

• Review submittals for conformance with the delivery agreement, quality, and technical standards; flag items requiring Owner action and changes affecting cost, time, scope, or quality.
• Attend design meetings and workshops; coordinate Owner, designers, contractors, and permitting agencies; confirm required reviews (constructability, value engineering) are completed.
• Evaluate contractor self-performance requests, work packaging and procurement plans, GMP proposals, and the overall project schedule.

Construction and commissioning

• Lead program and OE field staff; monitor and report construction status (cost, scope, schedule) to the Owner.
• Monitor contractor work for compliance with codes, plans, specifications, and schedules.
• Help Owner operations staff coordinate with the Design-Builder on plant operations, startup, testing, and commissioning.
• Review inspection, test, and demonstration plans and results against the Owner’s verification plan.
• Support review of substantial and final completion, including inspections, documentation, and resolution of open issues.

Program controls

• Support and interpret project controls and financial reporting information as required by the Owner.