Associate Director, Lead Design Engineer - Water

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  Hampshire
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
• Business Line:
  Water
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK
  - Basingstoke

Ready to lead a multidisciplinary design team and shape the future of water infrastructure?

Join our dynamic Water Solutions team as an Associate Director
- Lead Design Engineer, based in our rapidly growing South East offices with the benefit of our flexible hybrid working model.

In this role, you’ll work on high-impact projects ranging from potable water and sewage networks to treatment works of all scales, covering all stages of design and delivery, from feasibility to construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management.

Examples of our major on‑going projects include delivering design elements for Alderney and Knapp Mill water treatment plants for South West Water, Avonmouth water recycling centre for Wessex Water, the Wanlip sewage treatment plant for Severn Trent Water, and AMP8 treatment works upgrades for Southern Water.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Lead
  :
  Drive technical delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure / treatment projects, managing multi‑disciplinary technical teams to deliver value added solutions to client challenges throughout the design lifecycle.
• Manage
  :
  Oversee key packages of work from conception to handover, interfacing with AECOM teams, clients and suppliers to create a seamless technical solution.
• Collaborate
  :
  Work closely with clients and AECOM partners to ensure stakeholder buy in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
• Develop
  :
  Perform line manager duties and support the development of junior team members, managing their input to projects and mentoring them.

For the right applicants who are looking to further grow their leadership and operational capability, we also have part‑time opportunities to take on additional team responsibilities alongside this role. For example, managing and developing our teams to ensure brilliant delivery within our Water business in England & Wales, and driving AECOM’s culture, values and quality. Please flag in your application if such an additional role is of interest to you.

Core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, including career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Experience in managing the technical delivery of water and wastewater engineering projects with multi‑disciplinary knowledge, ideally including treatment schemes and/or pipeline design, and leading multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Relevant experience in a similar role for a water company, consultancy or contractor.
• Hands‑on experience designing complex wastewater treatment solutions.
• A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject (e.g. civil, electrical, mechanical) and/or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated with a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM or working towards it.
• Experience undertaking feasibility studies, options appraisal and concept design, and/or outline and detailed design for water company clients and design and build contractors.

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 Reas At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are 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. Please let us know using this email address Reasonab if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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