Principal Engineer - ~Structural Engineering in London

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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 is seeking an experienced Principal Structural Engineer within the Buildings & Places business unit to be based in either our London or St Albans office. We are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our established building engineering team in the London and the Southeast region. The team are currently undertaking a range of exciting new build and refurbishment projects from 500k to 50m+ in a variety of sectors including education, health, defence and commercial. We are also assisting a wide variety of national and international clients in planning to meet their carbon reduction targets as part of the national drive for Net Zero Carbon.

This is a great opportunity to play a significant part on future construction projects across the UK, and across worldwide locations.

Duties of the Principal Structural Engineer role include:

• Assisting with the supervision of structural engineering design of complex Engineering projects.
• Effectively control commercial, managerial and technical aspects of projects or parts thereof for which you are responsible.
• Leading a team of engineers and technicians designing building schemes.
• Performing work to an agreed budget and schedule with moderate supervision.
• Maintaining outstanding technical quality.

Specific Requirements:

• Ability to design in various common structural materials with an excellent knowledge of design in reinforced concrete and steel essential.
• Excellent working knowledge of Structural Analysis Software, TEKLA, TEDDs, SCIA, or similar software.
• Experience in the assessment of existing structures and their justification, as well as new build designs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).

Minimum requirements:

• A solid track record of having worked on a variety of structures projects, possibly as project leader on some, with experience of dealing directly with clients.
• Excellent knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques, procedures and Structural design principles.
• Undertaking structural engineering design on complex projects, performing analyses and calculations as appropriate.
• Ability to deliver design solutions, calculations, lead teams and successfully manage projects.
• Extensive post University experience in Building Structures across a number of market sectors and construction materials/methods.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng).
• Member of either the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.

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.

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 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.

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.