Principal Engineer (Roads & Transportation)

Company Description

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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.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. 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.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM’s thriving Streets team, part of our Transportation Business Line, is seeking an enthusiastic Principal Engineer to take a leading role within our team in Birmingham.

*Why AECOM in Birmingham? *

The team is growing to cater for an increased workload, particularly in Active Travel, Bus Priority, Highway Improvement and Infrastructure schemes. We provide concept, preliminary and detailed designs, community engagement, project delivery and construction management services on a wide range of multi-disciplinary transportation and traffic engineering schemes.

We are a dedicated team, recognised as market leaders in the transportation sector, actively involved in the delivery of small to large high profile and impactful projects for a range of both local and national clients.

Here’s what you’ll do:

You will be ready to take the next step in your career, providing project management and technical leadership on a wide range of projects.

You are a self-motivated individual looking to utilise the latest technologies to advance your career in a dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership on projects or packages of work.

• Prepare detailed technical reports, technical specifications and cost estimates.

• Act as an AECOM accredited Project Manager, managing the financial performance of projects. (Comprehensive training on AECOM’s project management system will be provided).

• Lead on quality management and ensure compliance of designs with the requirements of the brief, all applicable standards, regulations and AECOM quality procedures.

• Prepare detailed proposals, client briefs and fee proposals and contribute to or lead bids.

• Undertake Health & Safety duties including ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for the project team and fulfilling all CDM responsibilities including Safety in Design

• Undertake client-facing project duties, representing AECOM as the key point of contact.

• Undertake line manager responsibilities for junior staff, providing guidance, management and career planning and completing annual performance evaluations.

• Support the technical and professional development of members of the team, sharing knowledge, managing their input into projects and mentoring them towards professional qualification.

What we offer:

• Flexible hybrid working to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.

• Professional development support and mentorship schemes.

• Career development opportunities via AECOM University and technical practice networks.

• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle.

• Volunteering days – 2 days per year to volunteer in STEM or charitable initiatives.

• Wellbeing Events – yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks and mental health awareness activities.

• Sports & Social Club – monthly office-wide social activities plus Streets team events

• Annual Celebrations – summer events, holiday celebrations, and recognition awards.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A relevant degree and have, or be working towards, Chartered status with a recognised Professional Institution or have equivalent industry experience.

• A successful track record in the project management and delivery of schemes.

• Knowledge and experience of relevant design and safety standards (e.g. DMRB, TSRGD, MCHW, LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets, CDM Regulations).

• An ability to deal directly with clients

• Experience of team management including technical development and mentoring of staff

• Experience of successfully managing work delivered by overseas design centres.

Come grow with 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!

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne.

About AECOM

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

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. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10142114

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid