Principal Civil Engineer - Water in Belfast

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World. 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.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to help lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of the water industry? At AECOM, we're at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients. Our fantastic UKI Water Team have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Civil Engineer to join our rapidly growing Belfast office whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

This role offers a brilliant opportunity to lead a team of passionate Civil Engineers and Project Managers throughout the project design and delivery cycle. You will support various stages of civil infrastructure, water and wastewater utility projects, including feasibility studies, reference designs, detailed designs and preparation of reports, technical specifications and construction project management.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Deliver: Manage a portfolio of projects, consistently delivering to agreed time, cost & quality requirements; having a keen focus on risk mitigation for clients and AECOM alike. Gather and correlate engineering data using established and well-defined procedures, identifying any discrepancies in results.
• Lead: Supervise and direct project team members, and work with the management team to ensure availability of suitably skilled resources. Have decision-making authority and recognise risk and uncertainty with plans to mitigate and eliminate such.
• Quality: Drive the highest standards in leadership, health, safety and environmental management. Ensure CDM compliance throughout design and construction, and contractually manage projects from bid stage through to completion.
• Collaborate: Work closely with programming specialists to build delivery programmes and monitor progress.
• Mentor: Provide mentoring, guidance and technical advice to support and supervise junior staff.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent).
• Chartered Engineer status or close to obtaining chartership.
• Experience in leading the full cycle of project delivery from inception to completion.
• Experience in technical checking and reviewing drawings and calculations.
• Experience working in and/or managing elements of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in the development of contract preparation and administration using NEC and/or FIDIC forms of contract.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!