Associate Director Structural

Company Description

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 h 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.

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AECOM is recruiting an Associate Structural Director to join our Edinburgh office. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced structural engineer with excellent business acumen and a proven track record in project delivery and assessment of existing structures. The Edinburgh Structures team focuses on projects not only in Edinburgh but also across the world. We specialise in healthcare, data centres, commercial, hospitality, education and civic sectors for public and private clients.

This role will allow you to become involved in the delivery of national and international construction projects.

• Effectively control the commercial, managerial, and technical aspects of projects and areas of the business for which you are responsible.
• Sourcing opportunities and preparing fee proposals for submission to client, including resources and programme.
• Developing relationships with new clients and enhancing business relationships with existing clients.
• Leading a team of engineers and technicians designing building infrastructure schemes.
• Developing the skills of employees within the team, through mentoring and training; ensuring they have clear direction on how to progress their careers.
• Ensuring the AECOM principles on project delivery are conducted in line with company policy, ensuring quality on all aspects of project delivery.

• Excellent knowledge of design in Reinforced Concrete and Structural Steelwork.
• Excellent understanding of the application of the current Eurocodes relating to structural design.
• Experience in the assessment of existing structures and their justification, as well as new build designs.
• The ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks, relating to both Health & Safety, design and the construction of buildings.
• The ability to effectively communicate and promote your message across the team, senior management and represent AECOM professionally to clients and external bodies.
• Ability to accurately check and verify work, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and managed to programme and budget constraints.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng).
• Member of either the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStruct
  
  E) and/or the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).

• A solid track record of working on and successfully delivered large, diverse, complex projects, where you acted as project leader for the structures discipline.
• Knowledge and experience of the local Glasgow and Scottish construction industry marketplace.

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