Associate Director Civil Engineering

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director – Civil Engineering to provide technical leadership across selection of projects for data centre clients, which range from site due diligence assessment and master planning to detailed design and construction support. The role will support business growth, client relationships, and the continued development of AECOM’s civil engineering capability within the data centre sector.

You will work within a Civil Engineering Business Unit collaborating with ground engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, process engineers, architects, project managers, environmental specialists and surveyors based in the UK and overseas who are supporting our portfolio of data centre projects.

Within the Data Centres Market Sector, you will act as an ambassador for AECOM across EMEA and internally within AECOM Europe and globally. You will contribute civil engineering expertise to the delivery of data centre projects for major technology clients, ensuring technical excellence, resilience and integration across disciplines, working closely with UK and global multidisciplinary teams and supporting AECOM’s position in the Hyperscale and Co‑location data centre market.

• Provide civil engineering technical leadership and design governance for data centre and critical infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with AECOM standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, review and approve civil engineering infrastructure designs and specifications, developing buildable solutions for site development, earthworks, drainage, pavements, access, utility infrastructure and civil engineering works associated with data centres.
• Coordinate with other civil engineers and technical specialists supporting the delivery of our data centre project portfolio including ground, electrical, mechanical and structural engineers, project managers, architects and environmental consultants across the UK and our global business.
• Support client engagement, business development, asset reviews and expansion or upgrade strategies, while mentoring and developing civil engineers to enhance and strengthen AECOM’s technical capability within the Data Centres sector.

Enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, with a strong technical foundation in infrastructure design and delivery for data centre clients.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng MICE or equivalent), or operating at chartered level with clear evidence of professional standing and leadership.
• Proven experience leading the delivery of complex civil infrastructure projects, ideally within data centres, mission‑critical, industrial, or large‑scale development sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of planning, highways, drainage and utility approval processes, with experience engaging directly with Local Authorities, statutory bodies and utility providers.
• Demonstrated capability operating as Design Lead / Technical Authority within large multidisciplinary teams, providing governance, technical assurance and risk management.
• Understanding of BIM modelling, processes and experience working in collaborative platforms.

All newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM is 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. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please let us know using this email address Reasonab

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