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Join us. **Job Description** AECOM’s Global Sports practice operates across North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand Regions. Sports in the Americas led by Dan Meis (Director of Global Sports Design) is seeking a studio leader to be located in the Kansas City, MO office at 2380 McGee Street, Suite 200. AECOM Sports practice is actively seeking an experienced, passionate, leader to serve as our **Director of Collegiate Sports** . This role will lead a team of designers across the geography with staff located from coast to coast to deliver our sports and entertainment projects which will be focused across the North America, Canadian, and South America geographies. As Studio Lead / Design Principal the successful candidate will be involved in the delivery of projects, while supporting and fostering a culture of self-supporting design teams. Working with the team of AECOM’s designers they will help guide and create the style and method of design and construction of the project and their structures. The right person will bring a combination of entrepreneurialism, holistic leadership, and passion for leveraging interdisciplinary capabilities towards making a better world through the communities and cultures supported by integrated sports and entertainment projects. They will be responsible for interfacing with Managing Principals, Operations Leads, Directors and other Business Development staff to provide marketing and sales expertise by continuing to develop and maintain business relationships while working and identifying the client needs to enable the company to “win” the business. Working alongside our marketing department they will work collaboratively on Go/No-Go decisions, for creating proposal responses to RFP/RFQ solicitations and development of the strategic plans for the interviews with the purpose to advance AECOM’s growth and profitability in the Collegiate Sports market. Our Buildings Places Business Line embodies the spirit of a nimble, fully integrated design firm within a fully global infrastructure organization, and as AECOM Sports has key market disciplines operating under architecture and design, cost estimating, sustainability, and economics. Our culture is dynamic, while offering autonomy and the feel of a smaller, collaborative studio backed by the resources of a large interdisciplinary firm. This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create. Job Summary/Responsibilities: 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. Responsible for the growth, profitability, and strategy for AECOM Buildings Places, Kansas City based Sports Practice and its collegiate sector. Provides guidance and coaching to business development, account management and other Kansas City staff. Will require a multi-disciplinary knowledge of architecture while actively engaged in Business Development activities including presentations to current clients and potential clients. Maintains liaison with other Buildings Places units within AECOM’s organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization. Responsible for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field. Works under minimal supervision. Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. Manages group of designers, coordinating activities of the unit across various time zones and regions. Drives execution of tactical business plans in collaboration with Kansas City’s Senior Leadership group leaders. Represents AECOM as a leader in the Sports architecture industry. Provides industry leadership across the collegiate sports market, as they are recognized as an expert in the market and may be asked to represent the Kansas City office in external associations or forums. Manages and leads multiple client relationships. Provides technical expertise in the Collegiate market sector and to AECOM’s existing business development teams, by suggesting various client’s to approach and possible differentiators that support AECOM’s sport practice. Assist in the conceptualization and development of design ideas, generate diagrams, digital models, presentation materials and provide production work for numerous project types. Assist in collaboratively reviewing and critiquing early phase design concepts as presented by design staff. Assist in the production and development of construction documents (details and drawings) as needed, including the QA/QC reviews. Preparation of design presentations to clients, communities, and other pertinent stakeholders, including public agencies Understand overall project goals and constraints including client values, construction and design budget limitations and schedule requirements. **Qualifications** **Minimum Requirements:** A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Architecture plus eight (8) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience in a Design Leadership role or **Preferred Qualifications:** Proven record of developing new Buildings and Design for clients in the collegiate and recreation market. Extensive experience in the collegiate athletics market. Ability to develop new business in the market place. Proven success in a senior architectural design leadership position leading project teams in the early design phases. Ability to work on several projects at a time. Outstanding oral communication, written and presentation skills Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Proactive and goal-oriented, with the ability to work independently and effectively manage a group of designers and help them achieve objectives and expend their design skills. **Additional Information** Sponsorship not available for this opportunity Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $150,000.00 - $190,000.00. **About AECOM** AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – 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. **Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity** You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **ReqID:** J10109572 **Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** West **Career Area:** Program & Project Management **Work Location Model:** Hybrid