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Company Description
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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Our work helps people and communities thrive across energy, water, transport, and infrastructure. We are a global infrastructure consulting firm with a diverse team delivering projects that create a positive impact.
Job Description
Energy: Enabling the energy transition through innovation and sustainability. Renewables includes onshore/offshore wind, solar, hydropower, carbon capture, alternative fuels, hydrogen, and energy demand assessment. The team supports projects from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision in the UK, Ireland, and across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Role: Associate Director - Structural Engineer – Renewable Energy. You will be a senior team member responsible for developing and leading project delivery, maintaining client relationships, and growing the team’s technical engineering capabilities. You will review and generate technical and contractual information from internal and external sources.
Responsibilities include:
* Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure delivery within timescales and budgets.
* Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of renewable energy infrastructure.
* Respond to technical queries raised by project teams.
* Act as Lead Verifier on projects including technical feasibility studies and design reports in the capacity of lead structural engineer.
* Direct junior staff and mentor graduate engineers.
Projects include technologies such as on and offshore wind, solar PV, hydroelectric (run of river and pumped storage), grid connection works, hydrogen production and storage, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* BEng (Hons) degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
* Chartered status or actively working towards chartership
* Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) certification is advantageous
Role requires a strong technical focus in structural engineering, preferably with energy sector experience in renewables. Desirable experience includes:
* Medium and high voltage grid connection works, including cable routing and National Grid experience
* Hydroelectric design – run of river and pumped storage
* Onshore wind with recent onsite experience (turbines >180m tip height)
* Solar – large-scale ground-mounted projects
Benefits and Equal Opportunity
We celebrate diversity and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
We offer hybrid work options, career development opportunities, flexible benefits, and a safe, inclusive workplace.
Additional Information
ReqID: J10136047 | Business Line: Energy | Business Group: DCS | Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India | Career Area: Engineering | Work Location Model: Hybrid
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction
All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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