AECOM is seeking an Associate Director of Hydropower in Bristol, UK, to lead project delivery and client relationships within its expanding hydro team. The role involves managing projects at various stages, from feasibility to detailed design, across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. Key responsibilities include coordinating multi-disciplinary designs, generating technical information, and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. This position is crucial for supporting the transition to sustainable energy solutions.
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Enabling the energy transition through innovation and sustainability.
AECOM's Energy Business Unit houses three specialised practices — renewables, transmission & distribution, and in the UK only, Nuclear. Each practice plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy, offering innovative solutions that balance efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
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Are you ready to take on the role of Associate Hydropower Director, Renewable Energy in our rapidly expanding hydro team? You will be responsible for undertaking a technical and delivery role on projects within the team; our projects are in all stages of development and at all scales, from pre-feasibility of small hydro to detailed design of large pumped storage hydro both in the UK and Ireland and countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. We collaborate extensively with AECOM’s other hydropower teams in North America and Australia. Our clients are a mix between large energy utility generators to private developers.
Here’s what you’ll do:
1. You will be a senior member of the team and responsible for developing and leading project delivery and developing and maintaining client relationships.
2. You will review and generate technical and contractual information from both internal and external sources.
3. Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets.
4. Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of hydropower energy infrastructure.
5. Respond to technical queries raised by Site Teams, where appropriate.
6. Act as lead verifier on reports including technical feasibility studies and design reports (depending on core engineering discipline).
7. Direct junior members of staff and mentor graduate engineers.
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
1. BEng (Hons) degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Environmental).
2. Chartered status or actively working towards chartership.
3. Experience in civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental or project management experience in the energy sector, specifically in hydropower.
4. Experience of leading or making significant contributions to projects in hydroelectric design – both run of river and pumped storage.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.
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