Chris Hill

Senior Vice President, Director of Strategy and Growth, Global Water Business Line at AECOM

Tampa, Florida, United States

About

As the Strategy and Growth Leader for AECOM, Chris is responsible alignment of the firm's technical and market strategy to achieve top line growth within the firm’s Global Water Business Line. He brings more than 30 years of diverse experience in the water industry, having served in various leadership roles both within his organization and the industry abroad. His experience includes project delivery, project management, client development, market assessment and strategy development and implementation. His expertise includes, water supply development, water quality and treatment, and water reuse. Throughout his career, he has helped address his clients’ most difficult water challenges. His experience includes regulatory development, research, planning, design, construction, startup and operations of water treatment facilities, and he has provided these services to a diverse range of public and private clients all over the world.

Experience

  • AECOM (Tampa, Florida, United States)
    • Director, Strategy and Growth
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

      Responsible alignment of the firm's technical and market strategy to achieve top line growth within the firm’s Global Water Business Line. He works with the firm’s market sector (water, wastewater, conveyance and water resources) and regional leadership teams to identify public/municipal market needs, trends and opportunities and develop strategies to address those needs.

    • Global Drinking Water Market Sector Leader
      Nov 2020 - Oct 2024 · 4 yrs

      Market sector leader responsible for top line growth of the firm's water business line (water supply, treatment, water quality and potable reuse). Lead senior technical team and coordinate with regional market leaders to develop thought leadership and growth strategy.

  • National Market Technical Leader at Mead & Hunt - engineering, architecture, planning
    Dec 2018 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

    National Water Market Technical Leader responsible for providing technical leadership to our client opportunity and project teams. Assisted in development of one water market strategy. Responsible for the assessment and growth of Mead & Hunt’s technical capabilities and expertise, further establishing the firm’s position as a thought leader in the water industry.

  • Arcadis (Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area)
    • Drinking Water Service Line Leader
      Apr 2015 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Drinking water practice leader responsible for helping to establish Arcadis' thought leadership position in the market, grow internal technical capabilities, and support our client teams to engage clients, lead key pursuits, and develop solutions to our clients' most difficult challenges.

    • Supply and Treatment Practice Leader
      Mar 2014 - Apr 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Practice leader responsible for drinking water supply and treatment, wastewater treatment and industrial water. Lead team of national experts in developing sales strategy, technical solutions, and providing quality project delivery to a variety of public and private clients.

    • Florida Major Market Manager
      Oct 2012 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Responsible for municipal client development in a $10M municipal water and wastewater market, market analysis and strategy development, regional and national project delivery.

  • Senior Associate/Florida Water Technical Leader at Brown and Caldwell
    Apr 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for market strategy for growth and development of the company Florida drinking water market, client management, and regional and national project delivery. Work with national drinking water team to develop national market strategy.

  • Senior Associate at Malcolm Pirnie
    Jan 2000 - Apr 2011 · 11 yrs 4 mos

    Speciallizing in water quality and treatment, with special emphasis on advanced water treatment technologies and distribution system water quality, including planning, design, and startup.