Principal Engineer, Transport Planning in Belfast

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

AECOM's Surface Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Galway – is thriving due to significant growth led by a robust pipeline of major Roads, Public Transport and Greenways programmes. We welcome applications from those with a strong industry experience and the ambition to progress from their current role and lead the delivery of our national infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will be actively supported on their path to becoming a certified Project Manager for AECOM, including:

• Mentorship and coaching from our project management experts.
• Formal technical, project management, and leadership training through AECOM University.
• Exposure to client account management, project commercial management and work-winning processes to broaden your professional skillset.

Flexibility & Culture: You would be joining a young and dynamic team where we actively embrace our "Freedom to Grow" policy, offering genuine hybrid working options and flexible arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance. We prioritise candidates with the right behaviours and drive over specific current skillsets, investing significantly in training the next generation of engineers.

Lead technical design teams on a diverse range of projects from concept to construction stage, including:

• Major transportation projects (to DMRB UK & Ireland Standards).
• Bus infrastructure projects (to LTN 1/24, NTA standards).
• Greenway/active travel projects (to Cycling by Design/TII DMRB).

Deliver high quality deliverables and service to our clients, meeting our quality standards and their expectations within time and budget constraints. Work directly with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, guiding them through technical challenges and relevant statutory approval processes.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.