Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Counsel

at AECOM

🏢 About AECOM

AECOM stands out as a global leader in sustainable infrastructure solutions, focusing on innovative projects that create lasting environmental and community impact. Their commitment to 'building sustainable legacies' means you'd be contributing to transformative projects in transit, water, energy, and social infrastructure while working at the intersection of engineering excellence and environmental responsibility.

About This Role

As Senior Counsel at AECOM, you'll provide critical legal guidance on complex infrastructure projects across heavy civil, transit, water, aviation, and energy sectors. This role directly impacts project success by managing litigation, negotiating alternative delivery contracts (design-build, P3, EPC), and ensuring compliance across AEC teams during procurement and delivery phases.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day typically involves reviewing design-build contracts for a major transit project, advising engineering teams on procurement compliance, and managing active litigation on a water infrastructure project. You'll collaborate with project managers across different infrastructure sectors while ensuring legal strategies align with AECOM's sustainability goals and risk management framework.

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🎯 Who AECOM Is Looking For

  • 10+ years specializing in construction law with demonstrated experience negotiating design-build, progressive design-build P3, and EPC contracts for major infrastructure projects
  • Proven track record advising AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) teams during procurement and delivery of heavy civil, transit, water, or energy infrastructure
  • Deep expertise in professional liability, breach of contract, and personal injury/wrongful death litigation management within the infrastructure sector
  • Experience with federal and provincial regulatory compliance specific to infrastructure projects in the USA

📝 Tips for Applying to AECOM

1

Quantify your experience with specific infrastructure project types mentioned in the requirements (heavy civil, transit, water, aviation, energy) and include dollar values/scale of projects

2

Highlight specific alternative delivery mechanisms you've worked with (design-build, progressive design-build P3, EPC) and your role in contract negotiation for each

3

Demonstrate your understanding of AECOM's sustainability focus by mentioning relevant environmental compliance or green infrastructure experience

4

Include examples of providing legal support to AEC teams during both procurement AND delivery phases - not just one or the other

5

Showcase litigation management experience specifically with professional liability claims in construction/engineering contexts

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your direct experience with AECOM's core project types (heavy civil, transit, water, aviation, energy) and alternative delivery methods", 'Examples of providing legal guidance that enabled successful project delivery while managing risk in complex infrastructure environments', "How your approach aligns with AECOM's sustainability mission and commitment to building lasting community impact", "Specific instances where you've supervised litigation matters similar to those mentioned (professional liability, breach of contract in construction contexts)"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → AECOM's current major infrastructure projects in the USA (particularly in transit, water, and energy sectors)
  • → The company's 'Sustainable Legacies' strategy and recent sustainability reports to understand their environmental commitments
  • → AECOM's involvement in alternative delivery projects (P3, design-build) and their project portfolio in your geographic region
  • → Recent litigation or regulatory challenges in the infrastructure sector that might impact AECOM's operations

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through your experience negotiating a design-build or P3 contract for a major transit or water infrastructure project
2 How have you handled a professional liability claim on a construction project, and what was the outcome?
3 Describe your approach to advising engineering teams during the procurement phase of a complex infrastructure project
4 What strategies do you use to ensure compliance with federal regulations while maintaining project timelines on large-scale infrastructure projects?
5 How do you balance risk management with enabling innovative project delivery in sustainable infrastructure development?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Presenting generic construction law experience without specific examples in AECOM's mentioned sectors (transit, water, aviation, energy)
  • Failing to demonstrate hands-on experience with alternative delivery mechanisms (design-build, P3, EPC) that are critical to this role
  • Overemphasizing residential or commercial construction experience without connecting it to heavy civil or infrastructure-scale projects

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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