At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to design and develop impactful building projects.
- Company: AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid work options, competitive pay, and well-being programs.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with mentorship and career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in communities while growing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Masters degree in engineering with a passion for structural design.
The predicted salary is between 28000 - 35000 £ per year.
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities.
Our UK & Ireland business can provide a comprehensive portfolio of multidisciplinary engineering skills, with our structural engineers playing a leading and influential role in the development of building projects. We’re currently engaged in a vast array of building projects from world class sporting venues through to commercial properties, healthcare, higher education and research facilities, hotels and resorts, industrial and manufacturing developments.
As a graduate launching your career with AECOM’s Structural Engineering Practice, you will be placed in a team and paired with an experienced engineer. Your key responsibilities may include the following:
- Assisting in the development of our projects through the different design stages
- Developing analytical and design skills
- Producing designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, design intents and final working drawings for various elements of a building structure under the supervision of an experienced engineer
- Collecting and analysing data under the supervision of an experienced engineer
- Using various tools at your disposal to solve engineering problems
- Attending meetings and workshops with other design professionals such as architects
- Liaising with other disciplines within the project team to coordinate designs
- Performing work in accordance with agreed upon budget and timescales under supervision
- Contributing to hazard elimination and reduction
- Conducting site visits during the construction phase of projects to inspect the works
- Contributing to a wide range of projects as the work load dictates
You will start working on live projects almost straight away, as we believe the best way to learn is through real world, on the job experience. This experiential learning will be supplemented with training from a variety of sources specific to the Structural Engineering Practice, as a part of our ICE accredited training scheme.
Some of the topics your training and development will focus on include:
- Design methods for various structural elements using a range of structural materials
- Practical application of current design software that allows us deliver design solutions efficiently and effectively
- The skills necessary to present our engineering solutions – including sketching and the use of 3D drawing in Revit
- Commercial awareness and contracts
- Health & Safety
This training will ensure you have a full set of design skills and are equipped to engage confidently with the wider design and contractor teams. Through the course of your graduate scheme, you will develop confidence in designing in a variety of structural materials and building types.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree accredited by a professional engineering institution such as the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Institution of Structural Engineers. Ideally degree qualification at 2:1 or higher.
- Enthusiasm and drive to become a Chartered Engineer.
- Demonstration of the desire to create opportunity or make the most of opportunities to develop academic, engineering or life experiences.
- Candidates to be able to obtain UK security clearance.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in. You must have the right to work in the UK.
Graduate Building Structures Engineer (Nottingham) employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Nottingham where innovation and collaboration thrive. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our comprehensive training programmes and diverse career opportunities, ensuring that you can develop your skills while contributing to impactful projects that shape communities. With a strong focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion, we foster a culture where every individual is valued, making AECOM not just a workplace, but a community dedicated to delivering a better world.
