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Job Description
AECOM is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Designer/Engineer to join our growing Tunneling Practice in Canada.
This role is ideal for a technically strong, collaborative professional with extensive experience in tunnel design, underground structures, and geotechnical/structural analysis for major infrastructure programs.
At AECOM, you will join a global team of 50,000+ professionals driven by a shared purpose: delivering a better world. Our work improves mobility, resilience, clean water access, and community connectivity across Canada.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and independently organize work plans, design tasks, and deliverables for medium- to high-complexity tunneling and underground projects.
Apply commercial numerical modelling software, including finite and distinct element tools, to support advanced analyses.
Develop, verify, and validate analytical design spreadsheets for geotechnical and structural calculations.
Provide expert guidance in soil mechanics, rock mechanics, and ground–structure interaction to multidisciplinary project teams.
Contribute geotechnical and structural expertise for underground components on major transportation and water conveyance projects.
Provide technical input for tunnel design methodologies, means and methods, and proposal development.
Design tunnels using TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) and SEM/NATM (Sequential Excavation Methods).
Design SOE (Support of Excavation) systems for shafts, pump stations, portals, cut-and-cover structures, and deep excavations.
Participate in constructability reviews, value engineering workshops, and risk management activities.
Prepare contract documents, design reports, technical specifications, and drawing packages.
Review and supervise the work of intermediate engineers and mentor interns, especially on numerical modelling tasks.
Collaborate closely with internal disciplines, external partners, and clients to support successful project delivery.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of AECOM’s tunneling standards, tools, and best practices.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Geotechnical Engineering or a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience in tunneling, underground structures, geotechnical engineering, or related disciplines or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Hold a P.Eng. in ON or in BC or have the ability to obtain it within one year from starting of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of experience in tunnel design, underground construction, or major infrastructure programs (highly preferred).
Master’s Degree in Geotechnical or Structural Engineering.
Experience with both large-diameter (5m+) tunneling and trenchless technologies.
Technical expertise in TBM tunneling, SEM/NATM, shaft design, ground improvement, and deep excavation support systems.
Strong knowledge of geology, hydrogeology, rock mechanics, and ground behavior.
Proficiency in analytical and numerical methods for underground works, including 2D/3D modelling.
Ability to work independently and make informed technical decisions with minimal supervision.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to…
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