Job Summary
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
The successful candidate would be working on a number of active and forthcoming major water projects in a Design & Build working environment, providing technical design expertise to support a multi-disciplinary team including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Geotechnical & Environmental, on a daily basis.
Key Roles & Responsibilities would include:
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
The successful candidate would be working on a number of active and forthcoming major water projects in a Design & Build working environment, providing technical design expertise to support a multi-disciplinary team including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Geotechnical & Environmental, on a daily basis.
Key Roles & Responsibilities would include:
- Provide technical expertise to support the Design Lead in all aspects of civil projects from design to implementation, ensuring compliance with UK bases water industry specifications. The candidate will be based in South Africa and deliver support remotely.
- Feasibility assessment of engineering infrastructure
- Prepare/ check design approach, calculations, drawings and technical reports with due cognisance to technical specification & standards and in accordance with Construction Design Management (CDM) and Health & Safety procedures that are reviewed by the Design Lead, to support the Design & Build of Major Project Water civil infrastructure
- Supervise and mentor less experienced or junior engineers. Mentees will be both local (South Africa) and in remote locations (UK)
- Liaise with construction delivery team & contribute to providing solutions to challenges that arise during the construction process
- Client & third-party engagement/ liaison to obtain relevant technical consents as part of the engineering process
- Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate identify innovation/best practice for consideration
- Comply with Client Quality Assurance procedures
- Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant disciplines
- Sound technical knowledge of industry standards and specifications and an understanding of CDM Regulations
- Experience of liaison with other disciplines
- Be able to work under pressure efficiently and independently, and a team player
Minimum Requirements
- Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
- Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
- Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
- Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
- Prepares technical specification sections.
- Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering.
- Registered as a professional engineer or working towards registration
What we offer
We will give you 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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We will give you 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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.