Technical Lead - Software - Remote in Manchester

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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 looking for a driven Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our world-class team and deliver a better world. Our team specialises in providing practical and cost-effective protective design solutions across diverse markets, including high-rise buildings, petrochemical facilities, aviation, defence, transportation infrastructure, and more. We excel in structural hardening to improve the survivability of people and structures against accidental or intentional blast and impact events, integrating these solutions seamlessly into a structure's design while preserving its cost-efficiency and aesthetics.

We are seeking a full-time Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our Building Engineering Division, based in one of our UK offices. As a key member of AECOM's Specialisms Operating Unit within the Security & Technology engineering group, you will provide specialist blast design and support services. You'll collaborate closely with our Security and Structural teams, enhancing their design activities across a wide array of projects, from office fit-outs and mixed-use developments to industrial facilities and critical government and commercial organisations.

• Technical Leadership & Design: Provide expert technical input on blast and protection engineering. Lead the design of blast protection provisions, including CFD modelling of effects on building structures and complex structural analysis.
• Project Delivery: Oversee the production and workload management for blast-related projects. Develop work plans, define tasks, and ensure quality management and technical assurance.
• Risk & Threat Assessment: Undertake detailed assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to determine risk severity and appropriate treatments. Produce high-quality documentation, including employer's requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs.
• Project Management: Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration where applicable.

We're looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in client business practices and the ability to develop innovative solutions. A broad technical knowledge of security with in-depth expertise in blast analysis and design. Proficiency with ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modelling and fluid-structure interaction. Strong understanding of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and relevant performance standards. Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability analyses, façade and glass evaluation, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and the effect of fire on structures. Excellent document writing skills with meticulous attention to detail. Solid project management capabilities. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders (architects, contractors, etc.). Proficient IT skills and self-motivation. The ability to hold or obtain Security Clearance. Gathering data and technical information. Writing employer's requirements and specifications. CFD Modelling and complex structural analysis. Experience using AutoCAD and Revit.

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 is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

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 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, 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.