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AECOM Lead Design Engineer/Manager - Potable Water Networks (Water) in Croydon, United Kingdom
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Job Description
What your new role will entail;
Our thriving Water Engineering business in England & Wales is looking for Lead Design Engineers/Managers to join our growing teams within our Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, St Albans, Croydon, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Chesterfield and Leeds offices. Our Water Team is involved in high profile, industry leading infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas. We are working on a variety of significant projects directly for water companies, contractors and government entities including potable water networks of all scales, and at all stages of the design and construction process, from feasibility, through design to operation, maintenance, and asset management.
This role represents a great opportunity to develop your career as a technical project leader, delivering solutions on a diverse range of projects that meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Key responsibilities of this position include:
Lead : Technical delivery of water mains rehabilitation, network reinforcement and pressure management schemes, managing multi-disciplinary technical teams to deliver value added solutions to client challenges throughout the design lifecycle
Manage : Manage key packages of work from conception to handover, interfacing with AECOM teams, clients and suppliers to create a seamless technical solution
Collaborate : With client and AECOM counterparts to ensure stakeholder buy in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach
Develo p: Undertake line manager duties for a number of staff and support the development of junior members of the team, managing their input to projects and mentoring them.
Being part of the team;
The Water Team brings together the skills of project managers, hydrologists, water scientists, numerical modellers and civil, electrical, process and mechanical engineers. We do this to provide integrated, sustainable and cost-effective solutions. Our work ranges from high profile infrastructure schemes through to locally significant projects that make a real difference to communities. We work with a large number of the water companies in the UK, private clients, and government entities. We also work on a number of very high profile and prestigious projects overseas from our UK offices.
You will be joining a dynamic local team of high performing Engineers ranging in experience from Apprentice to Director level, within a larger national Water Engineering Team. You will have the opportunity to mentor and direct junior members of the team through technical leadership, line management and supporting them within development training agreements. Prospects to grow and improve project and client management, as well as technical excellence are on offer as well as excellent opportunities for career progression and development.
We offer a flexible hybrid working model. As a member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a range of flexible choices covering health, finance, lifestyle, well-being and more.
Qualifications
Here's what we will need from you;
Experience in managing the technical delivery of water mains rehabilitation, network reinforcement and pressure management projects.
Commercial awareness with experience in monitoring and control of engineering budgets.
A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject (e.g. civil, mechanical) and/or equivalent experience.
Chartered or Incorporated with a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM or working towards it.
Experience of undertaking feasibility studies, options appraisal and concept design, and/or outline and detailed design for water company clients and design and build contractors.
Additional Information
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You can learn more about us here: 2023 AECOM Candidate Brochure (adobe.com)
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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: J10100402
Business Line: Water
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid