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Principal engineer - tunnelling & underground structures

Birmingham (West Midlands)
Permanent
Aecom
Principal engineer
€60,000 a year
Posted: 31 December
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Principal Engineer - Tunnelling & Underground Structures

AECOM Birmingham, England, United Kingdom


Job Description

Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Tunnelling & Underground Structures? If you want to work on some of the largest and most rewarding tunnelling projects, in a team with a best‑in‑class working culture, then we would love to hear from you!

AECOM provides a full range of tunnelling and underground structure design and management services serving clients in both the public and private sectors. We provide one‑stop access to services ranging across project and construction management, feasibility studies, concept, basic and detailed design, and risk management for all types of tunnelling and underground works.

We’re looking for a Principal Tunnelling Engineer to work on Major Civils projects of a tunnelling nature at all levels to join our teams across the UK.


What can we offer?

* Snowdonia Cable Tunnel
* London Power Tunnels
* Pumped Storage schemes for Electrical Power Generation
* Major Road tunnels

Although advertised as a full time role, part time options will also be considered.


Here’s what you’ll do:

* Deliver: Act as a Design Lead for elements of a project, liaising directly with clients and the wider design team for the day to day design development but being guided by a Technical Lead / mentor
* Provide Expertise: Manage more junior engineers in the design of infrastructure elements
* Deliver: Provide input to the develop


Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:

* Educated to degree level in Civil or Civil & Structural Engineering, or MSc/MEng in Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical/Tunnelling Engineering, with/working towards a professional membership.
* Broad experience as a designer in Reinforced Concrete to Eurocodes in relation to underground structures such as secant piles, capping beams, segmental shaft linings, in situ concrete structural elements, D‑Walls, shafts and tunnels.
* Good familiarity of Geotechnical Engineering principles as they apply to soil‑structure interaction.


Equal Opportunity Statement

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

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, using the email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com for applying through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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