Senior Project Manager–sports Design Project Delivery & Operations

Senior Project Manager–Sports Design Project Delivery & Operations

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AECOM Sports is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary design projects in Pro-Sports and Collegiate Sports while also playing a key role in operational support and business execution. This hybrid position blends hands-on project delivery with cross-functional operational management, ensuring alignment between project goals and broader business objectives. The ideal candidate is a seasoned sports architect who brings strong leadership skills, proven experience in project and team management, and the ability to drive outcomes across both client engagements and internal operations. This hybrid role may be located in our Kansas City, MO, L.A, CA or NYC, NY studio.

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, sustainability and decarbonization consulting, urbanism, planning and strategy, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management. 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.

AECOM's dedication to sustainability is embedded in our culture. AECOM is committed to striving for better by reducing emissions and lowering energy use. Our sustainable legacies strategy has four key objectives: embed sustainable development and resilience across the company's work, improve social outcomes for communities, achieve net-zero carbon emissions and enhance governance. We are leading the change towards a more sustainable future by creating innovative tools to guide early-stage infrastructure decisions for cities, airports, transportation systems, water treatment and buildings. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead and supervise all phases of the projects involving risk complexity, and financial exposure.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring consistent communication, satisfaction, and value delivery.
• Oversee project planning, budgeting, execution, and close-out, using standardized tools and processes.
• Direct cross-functional teams—potentially across business lines, remote offices, or subcontractor relationships—to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Ensure all project goals are achieved within scope, budget, timeline, and quality expectations.
• Prepare proposals, define execution strategies, and negotiate and manage contracts.

Operations & Business Support

• Collaborate with leadership on operational initiatives, resource planning, and business process improvements.
• Monitor key business metrics (financial performance, resource utilization, client feedback) and recommend actions.
• Assist in aligning project delivery with broader business objectives including revenue growth, profitability, and client retention.
• Help optimize team workflows and identify opportunities to increase operational efficiency.
• Support internal reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement efforts.

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture
• 10 years of experience in design project management with demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects primarily in Sports Design, including two years of leadership, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred

• Added degrees in Business, Engineering, Management, or related field is a plus.
• 15 or more years of related experience.
• PMP or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
• Strong financial and operational acumen.
• Experience working across functional teams and leading distributed or hybrid teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and client relationship skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar).
• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.