Principal Engineer - Tunnelling & Underground Structures

Principal Tunnelling Engineer – United Kingdom

With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, AECOM provides a full range of tunnelling and underground structure design and management services delivering support across public and private sectors. We are looking for a Principal Tunnelling Engineer to lead design and technical delivery on major civil infrastructure/tunnelling projects across the UK and abroad.

• Snowdonia Cable Tunnel
• London Power Tunnels
• Pumped Storage schemes for Electrical Power Generation
• Major Road tunnels

Although advertised as a full time role, part time options will also be considered.

• Deliver: Act as a Design Lead for elements of a project, liaising directly with clients and the wider design team for the day to day design development but being guided by a Technical Lead / mentor
• Provide Expertise: Manage more junior engineers in the design of infrastructure elements
• Deliver: Provide input to the develop

• Be educated to degree level in Civil or Civil & Structural Engineering, and/or have MSc/MEng in Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical/Tunnelling Engineering, with/working towards a professional membership
• Have broad experience as a designer in Reinforced Concrete to Eurocodes in relation to underground structures such as secant piles, capping beams, segmental shaft linings, in situ concrete structural elements, D-Walls, shafts and tunnels
• A Civil or Structural Engineer with good familiarity of Geotechnical Engineering principles as they apply to soil-structure interaction

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project. And you'll enjoy core and personalised benefits, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

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 Reaso

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