Senior Maritime Engineer

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM’s Ports and Maritime team is seeking a Senior Maritime Engineer with a civil and structural background to play a key technical role across multiple UK and international projects.

You’ll join an established team with over 100 years of combined experience , delivering world-class maritime and coastal infrastructure. Our portfolio includes projects for local authorities, private developers, defence clients, and internal AECOM teams in the UK and overseas.

The role can be based anywhere in the UK

Job Duties:

• Designing structures in the Marine Environment (including quay wall, piers, jetties, revetment, breakwaters, fendering, scour protection, linkspan supports and dolphins
• Responsible for the planning, preparation and successful completion of deliverables.
• Have significant experience and knowledge of presenting calculations to a high standard of quality and able to utilise current computer software (including but not limited to ROBOT, GRLWEAP, WALLAP, TEDDS, PLAXIS 3D and others);
• Have experience of checking and reviewing technical specifications, reports and technical notes to a high standard.
• Review and comment on design, drawings and specification to ensure timely and accurate results.
• Mentoring of staff to achieve technical solution and provide support to develop their knowledge and experience.
• Assist in the preparation of tenders (programme, cost estimate, resourcing, preparation of written quality/technical input
• Experience in the construction supervision of maritime structures.
• Good understanding of, British Standards, Eurocodes and best practice in the maritime environment..
• Experience in delivering projects over a range of cost and complexity.

Why Join AECOM?

At AECOM, we help shape a better world. You’ll have the opportunity to grow within a collaborative global organisation known for delivering complex, multi-disciplinary maritime and coastal projects.

We offer:

• You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Professional development through AECOM University and global Technical Practice Networks
• Support toward professional chartership and career advancement
• Volunteering days , wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance

Come grow with us — and help design the future of resilient coastal and port infrastructure.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• MEng or BEng qualified in civil or structural engineering
• Be able to obtain SC security clearance

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 ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

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

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About AECOM

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. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @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.

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. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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