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AECOM Principal Structural Engineer in Bristol, United Kingdom
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Job Description
AECOM are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our established team in the Southwest and Wales Region, based out of the Bristol office. The role falls within our Buildings & Places business unit.
The team are currently undertaking a range of exciting new build and refurbishment projects from £500k to £50m+ in a variety of sectors including education, health, defence and commercial. We are also assisting a wide variety of national and international clients in planning to meet their carbon reduction targets as part of the national drive for Net Zero Carbon.
This is a great opportunity to play a significant part on future construction projects across the UK, and across worldwide locations.
Duties of the Principal Structural Engineer role include
Assisting with the supervision of structural engineering design of complex Engineering projects.
Effectively control commercial, managerial and technical aspects of projects or parts thereof for which you are responsible.
Sourcing opportunities and preparing fee proposals for submission to client, including resources and programme.
Leading a team of engineers and technicians designing building schemes.
Performing work to an agreed budget and schedule with moderate supervision.
Providing guidance to graduate engineers.
Managing and leading junior engineers and overseeing structural designs.
Managing and coordinating design input and output.
Engaging with the internal design review process with one of our Lead Verifiers.
Attending informal design workshops with other members of the design team.
Maintaining outstanding technical quality.
Minimum requirements
A solid track record of having worked on a variety of structures projects, possibly as project leader on some, with experience of dealing directly with clients.
Excellent knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques, procedures and Structural design principles.
Undertaking structural engineering design on complex projects, performing analyses and calculations as appropriate.
Supervising work, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and that it is managed to programme and budget.
Ability to deliver design solutions, assessment calculations, lead teams and successfully manage projects.
Extensive post graduate experience in Building Structures across a number of market sectors and construction materials/methods.
Ability to obtain MOD security clearance
You will have a current driving license and will be willing to travel to visit sites
Experience of working on heavy civil structural engineering projects, and/or experience working on seismically qualified structures would be advantageous.
Qualifications
Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Member of either the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Previously, held a position within an established structural engineering design consultancy with experience of structural engineering in directly relevant fields.
Additional Information
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s 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 private-sector 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 you’re 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10115411
Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Limited