Associate architect - Revit in London

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.

Project / Design Responsibilities

• Contribute, from the onset of a project, to the design of innovative and progressive solutions that reconcile client’s goals and priorities while fostering opportunities for design excellence.
• Perform and/or direct material and building system design and participate in the co-ordination and preparation of project specifications.
• Ensure CDM Safety in Design principles are applied throughout all design stages of a project.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and meet all requirements of the Design Brief and Client requirement documents.
• Ensure the quality of technical work produced by the team meets AECOM’s Technical Excellence standards.
• Interact with clients, contractors, local authority representatives and others using skills of persuasion and negotiation to resolve critical issues.
• Responsible for key design input at early design phases and for general design leadership during the course of the project.
• Promote teamwork within a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining positive morale and instilling a creative culture within the practice.
• Make appropriate value judgements with respect to corrective work that supports the design concept and performance goals of the project.
• For projects on site: Ensure the latest software and digital techniques are utilised to increase productivity and identify where training opportunities for staff should be made available.

Commercial Responsibilities

• Understand and implement project management principles and be able to work within project budgets which includes fees and designing to budget.
• Assist in initial assessment of potential new projects and competitions.
• Help build a network of professional relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Specific Skills Required:

• Must be proficient in the team management of, and use of, CAD. We use a range of CAD software, and training can be given to get you up to speed on the specific software needed for projects we are working on, which utilise: Bentley Microstation / Aecosim, AutoCAD & REVIT.
• Direct ‘hands on’ experience and current working knowledge of REVIT is required.
• Advantageous to have a working knowledge of parametric modelling software, Rhino/Grasshopper, Solidworks, etc, although not essential.
• Useful to have a working knowledge of Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, Powerpoint, Lumion and other presentation and render software.
• Familiarity with working in Common Data Environments (CDE) like B360, ProjectWise, AutoDesk Docs, etc.
• Creative, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic.
• Ability to think in a methodical way to design, plan and organise parts of projects.
• English language proficient, holding good communication skills to present information in speech, drawings and reports.
• Fully Qualified Architect (ARB Registered) and proven experience in working on large multi-disciplinary design projects, preferably in infrastructure.
• Some experience of various forms of building contract will be helpful.
• An understanding and knowledge of the application UK Building Systems, Standards and Regulations and construction types.
• IT literate, with knowledge of CAD software, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, TEAMS, etc).
• A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.

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.

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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

AECOM is 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.