Associate Director Structural Engineering Renewables

Energy:

Enabling the energy transition through innovation and sustainability.

AECOMs Energy Business Unit houses three specialised practices renewables transmission & distribution and in the UK only Nuclear. Each practice plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy offering innovative solutions that balance efficiency reliability and sustainability.

Renewables

Were committed to playing our part in the urgent transition from carbon-intensive energy sources to less centralised and more flexible energy systems. Our teams of energy professionals link up across our global network of offices to provide solutions designs and support to clients in multiple technical and deployment areas such as on and offshore wind power solar power hydropower carbon capture alternative fuels hydrogen and crucially energy demand assessment and carbon reduction. With an associated deep commitment to sustainable solutions we combine our engineering and scientific skills with those of our environmental colleagues to try to achieve equitable and biodiverse outcomes.

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to take on the role of Associate Director - Structural Engineer Renewable Energy in our rapidly expanding renewable energy team. You will be responsible for undertaking a technical role on projects within our energy business; typically our projects are associated with the generation storage transmission and distribution of energy both in the UK and Ireland and countries throughout Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Projects include all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision both in the UK and internationally. Our clients are a mix between large energy utility generators to private developers.

Heres what youll do:

As our new Associate Director - Structural Engineer Renewable Energy you will be a senior member of the team and responsible for developing and leading project delivery and developing and maintaining client relationships. A particular focus will be on leading and growing the teams technical engineering capabilities.

You will review and generate technical and contractual information from both internal and external sources.

Other aspects of the role include:

• Liaise with clients manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale 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 engineering.
• Direct junior members of staff and mentor graduate engineers.

Successful candidates will be deployed to work on different projects and will include leading engineering teams for the following types of technologies.

• On and offshore wind
• Solar PV
• Hydroelectric run of river and pumped storage
• Grid connection works cable route and substation civil
• Hydrogen production and storage
• Battery energy storage systems (BESS)

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM Energy page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry!

Come grow with us.

At AECOM youll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll 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

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were 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

This role has a strong technical focus and requires candidates to have a background in structural engineering and preferably experience in the energy sector specifically in renewable energy systems and demonstrate a high degree of technical competency.

Candidates with general engineering experience within the energy market would be preferable. Specific areas of desirable experience include the following.

• Medium and high voltage grid connection works including cable routing and specific experience with National Grid.
• Hydroelectric design both run of river and pumped storage.
• Onshore wind ideally with recent onsite experience including projects with turbines >180m tip height.
• Solar large scale ground mounted projects.

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 

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 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 youre 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 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 benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well help you reach yours.

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   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time