AECOM
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
JOB DESCRIPTION
AECOM is looking for professionals who are ready to restart their careers after an extended career break. During this time, you may have worked on a small-scale or self-employed basis to fit around your other commitments or have not done any paid work for number of years. You will have had a wealth of experience, and we look forward to you bringing a fresh perspective to our teams & projects. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
What can AECOM Returners offer you:
- A paid placement for six months, with the opportunity for the role to become permanent.
- An opportunity to work on some of AECOM’s leading & most high-profile projects.
- Access to an abundance of internal online training to help you refresh your skills.
- A flexible working style with our Freedom to Grow Programme which provides employees with the freedom needed to find the working style that suits you. Guiding Principle: if it works for you, your team and your client then it works for AECOM.
- A competitive salary and benefits package in line with market rates
- The opportunity to join our growing network of Returners
- We offer to coach you before you start the role and provide you with an industry mentor.
The Role:
The Rail, Bridges and Structures team workload ranges from feasibility studies to scheme designs, detailed designs, assessments, inspections, construction support and management services on a wide range of structures. We are now looking to enhance and grow this team with individuals with a sound technical backgrounds and who share our enthusiasm and determination to support our expanding workload.
A selection of our current and recent projects includes –
- Structures designs for National Highways schemes including A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements, A46 Coventry Junctions and Area 6 and 8 OD Capital East Maintenance Works.
- Design and Assessment work on Huntingdon Railway Viaduct – a major structure previously carrying the existing A14 over the East Coast Mainline Railway, decommissioned as part of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvements Scheme.
- CAFA rail bridge inspection and assessment of structures on the NW&C and Southern Lines.
- Midlands Highways Alliance – Design of new structures and assessment and maintenance upgrades to existing structures for Milton Keynes Council, Buckinghamshire County Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bsc (or equivalent) in Civil or Structural Engineering
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience within a similar bridge, civil or structural design engineering role
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We will give you 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.
The value of diversity and inclusion is readily apparent in creating a collaborative, supportive working environment and in delivering innovative, contextually appropriate projects. It is very important to both what we do and the way we do it. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. The important thing for us is that you can demonstrate that you can effectively fulfil the needs of the role. If you feel you can fulfil the requirements of the role, but there are other factors that are making you hesitant to apply, we would still like to hear from you and see if we can work together to overcome any challenges.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.