Principal structural engineer - water

Job Description

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Principal Structural Engineer. You can be based in one of our UK offices whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

We are delivering an exciting portfolio of high‑value capital programmes and projects through long‑term frameworks with major clients in the water sector. Our direct clients include most major water companies, and also a number of Tier 1 contractors working in the sector. Our projects cover new and upgraded clean and wastewater networks, and all scales of treatment works upgrades. The variety of work and clients, combined with ambitious AMP8 programmes from our clients makes this an exciting time to join the AECOM team, and a fantastic opportunity to develop your career as a technical leader, delivering solutions on a diverse range of projects that meet the technical challenges of today and tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Technical Excellence: Deploy technical excellence in the design of a wide range of heavy civil engineering structures, from deep below ground pumping stations to large above ground water‑retaining concrete structures, and complex piled foundations to steel‑framed buildings.
• Deliver: Use your experience, knowledge and judgement to develop structural solutions to interesting and often complex challenges. Lead and oversee detailed design activities by others, as well as prepare detailed designs yourself.
• Expertise: Challenge the norm, identifying and implementing innovative ideas, best practice and new ways of thinking and working to help deliver value for our clients.
• Lead: Lead the structural design of projects as well as mentor and support the professional development of team members. Through your leadership you will foster positive client relationships.
• Communicate: Act as the interface with other project design disciplines and harness your excellent communication skills when dealing with clients and other project stakeholders.
• Documentation: Involve in the preparation and reviewing high‑quality drawings, calculations, specifications and reports to communicate solutions.
• Quality: Ensure quality on everything you do. Review and sign‑off project deliverables with a focus on compliance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification and experience in civil and structural engineering.
• Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional institution; for example, ICE, IStructE.
• Experience in developing robust and efficient structural solutions and managing technical delivery in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience in structural design using appropriate standards and specification.

Benefits

At AECOM, you will enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are different, so we’re more than happy to discuss part‑time or flexible working arrangements.

EEO Statement

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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