The ideal candidate brings deep A/E project experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach to managing risk and driving project outcomes.
Project Leadership & Delivery
Lead architecture and engineering projects from proposal award through completion
Develop and manage project execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets
Ensure adherence to contract requirements, scope, and fee structure
Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, and opportunities
Oversee quality management processes and ensure technical excellence
Client & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary client contact and trusted advisor
Facilitate effective communication with owners, consultants, contractors, and authorities having jurisdiction
Lead client meetings, design reviews, and progress updates
Support business development efforts through client relationship management and repeat work
Team & Resource Management
Lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams including architects, engineers, and consultants
Coordinate staffing needs and workload balancing in collaboration with discipline leaders
Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, and technical staff
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable project team culture
Financial & Contract Management
Manage project financial performance, including: Budget tracking and forecasting
Change management and amendments
Monthly invoicing and revenue recognition
Review and negotiate contracts, scopes of services, and project deliverables
Ensure compliance with company financial and risk management policies
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of education/experience.
Valid Driver's License.
Requirements
15+ years of project management experience.
Professional licensure (RA, PE).
Experience managing large complex projects ($150M+).
Experience in one or more specialized markets (federal, justice, transit, aviation).
Experience with multiple delivery methods: CM/GC, DB, DBROM, PPP, EPC/EPCM
Familiarity with risk management, contract negotiations, and dispute res
Additional Information
AECOM 's Chicago Buildings + Places team is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a client-development mindset to oversee multidisciplinary projects. This role requires a dynamic leader who combines creative expertise with strong project management skills. Responsible for performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality and client experience, the Senior Project Manager will serve as both a trusted advisor and delivery leader - setting direction, aligning teams, and ensuring outcomes that reflect design excellence, technical rigor, and disciplined project execution. This role is a hybrid position located in Chicago, IL.
About the Chicago Buildings + Places Team
Our practice is one of the fastest growing and highest-performing B+P practices in AECOM' s West Region. We offer a full suite of services: architecture, interiors, building systems and structural engineering, urbanism and planning (including landscape), workplace transformation, advisory services, technology solutions, and digital delivery - and serve as a Center of Excellence for many of these disciplines.
We work in a collaborative model across the West Region with other B+P practices, as well as with AECOM's Transportation, Water, Environment and Advisory business lines to support vertical infrastructure and comprehensive solutions. Our Chicago-led client base is global and includes Public Non-Federal, Cultural + Civic, Commercial, Science & Technology, Transit, and Federal clients. Most clients are repeat partners, recognizing our service model and outcomes as excellent. Recognized by over 45 awards in the past five years, we're committed to being the design firm clients trust and the employer of choice for diverse, best‑in‑class talent-focused on work that truly matters.
In this role you an expect to work on a wide range of small to large projects in varied market sectors such as Commercial, Science & Technology, Civic, Aerospace, Transportation, Aviation and Federal market sectors. Ongoing/recent projects include: Milwaukee County Courthouse; Fermi Welcome Center; CTA Belmont/Irving Park Station Upgrades; Rockford Air Traffic Control Tower; City of Chicago Joint Police and Training Center Emergency Medical Services Addition; Lake County Convention Center and numerous corporate client workplace projects across the country.
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