Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Specification Writer. This is a Part Time Variable role scheduled hours may vary.

At AECOM were delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether its improving your commute keeping the lights on providing access to clean water or transforming skylines our work helps people and communities thrive. 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. Were one global team 47000 strong driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

About AECOM:

AECOM is a globally recognized architecture and engineering design firm.  This global presence allows our diverse and creative designers to have a positive impact on millions of lives located around the globe.  Our practice is centered around people and the way that they interact and experience our designs and the built environment.  By leveraging the design thought process our multidisciplinary teams develop solutions that solve client and global challenges.  Our projects have a direct positive impact on the spaces and policies that define the world we live in ultimately creating a thoughtful resilient and beautiful future.

This candidate will help AECOM deliver peer recognized design work while striving to incorporate our Environmental Social and Governance goals on each project.

About Buildings Places:

Our Buildings Places practice includes architecture interiors building and system engineering urbanism and planning (inclusive of landscape design) 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.  Our Chicago studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate Science and Technology Higher Education and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty sustainability resiliency equity and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget.

Some of our recent projects include the new LA Clippers Arena the Chicago Riverwalk Autonomous Vehicle R&D Facilities neighborhood resilience plans cutting edge scientific research facilities and global headquarters.

Job Summary/Responsibilities:

Senior Specification Writer will utilize knowledge of construction products materials and methods to write specifications for a variety of complex projects and building types which may include commercial office education healthcare science and technology and other diverse building types. The selected individual will have a good working knowledge of building codes and construction materials and techniques.

The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Leads the specifications writing and management for multiple projects
• Will work to identify LEED and other sustainability measurement methods in their work
• Work as a collaborative member of a team and assist staff in the preparation of contract documents
• This position will use their multidiscipline knowledge of architecture to interact with the teams in multiple offices to develop detailed project specific specifications
• Will review drawings and other project information to write and edit project specifications
• Uses thorough understanding of project design requirements to translate project needs
• Maintains awareness of industry reference standards and resources.
• Propose continual development and improvement of master specifications including it specialized content for project type or regional conditions as well as sustainable content based on project work.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Architecture Engineering or a related field 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years of relevant experience with 5 years of experience in specification writing.
• Good working knowledge of building codes and construction materials and techniques.
• Architectural Licensure.
• Be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines phases milestone deliveries and various project delivery types.
• Knowledge of specification formats Masterformat Uniformat and narrative approaches.
• Strong experience with MS Office software.
• Good working knowledge of recent contract laws as it applies to construction.
• Knowledgeable of LEED and other sustainability measurement methods.
• Strong communication skills.

Additional Information :

• Hybrid and Remote Positions can be considered.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits 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 absences voluntary benefits perks wellbeing resources employee assistance program business travel insurance service recognition awards retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the worlds 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 privatesector 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 youre 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 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 benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime

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