Associate Director - Bridges & Structures

AECOM

  • Croydon, Greater London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.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 at AECOM. With 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. Join us.Job DescriptionStart here. Grow here.Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Bridges and Structures?We are looking for an Associate Director who can combine the technical engineering challenges of a fast-paced engineering sector, demonstrate leadership and people management of bridge design engineering teams and has a strong track record in business development, to join our Croydon Bridges and Structures team.What can we offer?Our Croydon office has approximately 45 engineers and technicians and has an established track record of successfully delivering bridge engineering schemes in London and Southeast England but also throughout the UK and overseas. The team provides assessment, concept, feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs on a wide range of schemes, either as standalone bridge commissions or as part of multidisciplinary major projects. Our clients are from the private and public sector and include long term Framework Agreements with numerous London and Southeast England Local Authorities together with Design and Build commissions for many major Contractors.Job Duties include:As Associate Director you will be expected to take a leading role have the following daily responsibilities:
  • Lead and mentor a team of bridge engineers, providing technical guidance and mentoring them during their professional development.
  • Client liaison. Develop and maintain relationships with key clients while aligning projects with business organisational goals.
  • Technically lead the design, engineering and construction of complex bridges providing the optimal solution for our clients.
  • Conduct technical reviews, quality assurance checks and represent the organisation in industry forums and client meetings.
  • Responsible for production through to client sign off of Technical Approval documentation.
  • Excellent technical and communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Project Management including program and resource monitoring, quality control, technical management and delivery.
  • Production of tenders including quality documentation and costings.
  • Drive change and innovation within the team with the aim of being a market leader.
Come grow with us.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 projectAnd let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized 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.QualificationsReady to push the limits of what's possible?Here's what we're looking for:
  • Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Bridge, Civil or Structural Engineering. Ideally educated to MSc level or equivalent.
  • Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE.
  • Extensive experience in bridge engineering with a proven track record of leading/managing large-scale projects.
  • Proven design and project management experience delivering to quality, time and budget.
  • Significant experience of leading project teams, including inspection and assessment and design of bridges either as standalone schemes or as part of multi-disciplinary road/and or rail projects.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving abilities in complex engineering scenarios.
  • Advanced knowledge of bridge design principles, codes and standards.
  • Strong knowledge of construction techniques and materials.
  • Working knowledge of structural analysis software - Lusas, MIDAS, Sofistik or SBD preferred.
  • Strong relationships with clients of both national and local authorities, together with major 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 atAt 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!Additional InformationInterested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!#EVBAbout AECOMAECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.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 if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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