Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Renewables

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At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We are a global infrastructure consulting firm partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. Our Energy Business Unit includes renewables, transmission & distribution, and (in the UK) Nuclear, with a focus on shaping the future of energy while balancing efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.

We’re seeking an Associate Director - Structural Engineer – Renewable Energy in our expanding renewable energy team. You will undertake a technical role on projects within our energy business, typically involving generation, storage, transmission and distribution of energy across the UK, Ireland, and other regions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Projects span from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision.

• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis, and ensure delivery within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of renewable energy infrastructure.
• Respond to technical queries raised by project teams.
• Act as Lead Verifier on projects including technical feasibility studies and design reports in the capacity of lead structural engineer.
• Direct junior staff and mentor graduate engineers.

Projects may include onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, hydroelectric power (run-of-river and pumped storage), grid connection works, hydrogen production and storage, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered status or actively working towards chartership
• Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) certification is advantageous

Desirable experience includes:

• Medium and high voltage grid connection works, including National Grid experience
• Hydroelectric design (run-of-river and pumped storage)
• Onshore wind projects (preferably with turbines >180m tip height)
• Large-scale ground-mounted solar projects

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and provide accommodations if needed during the application process. Reasonable accommodations can be requested via Reaso

Additional information: we offer hybrid work options and a range of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.