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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 nearly 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.
Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Do you have a passion for net zero and carbon reduction? Want to play a crucial role in our Water team?
Join our dynamic, multidisciplinary Water Engineering team as an Engineering Lead (Carbon Reduction) in our expanding offices in Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Chesterfield, Birmingham, Croydon, St Albans, and Basingstoke. Take advantage of our flexible hybrid working model and be part of AECOM, a leader in innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programs and projects through long-term partnerships with major UK&I water companies such as Caledonian Water Alliance (Scottish Water), Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Uisce Eireann (formerly Irish Water), Wessex Water, and the Environment Agency.
As our Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for technical leadership to reduce whole life carbon in our designs across our water sector project portfolio. Projects include waste and clean water treatment and pipeline projects for utility companies and flood risk management and environmental improvement schemes internationally.
Here’s what you’ll do:
* Lead and Innovate: Guide and upskill our teams to reduce carbon in our designs, challenge the norm, and introduce innovative solutions.
* Make a Practical Impact: Utilize your engineering expertise and collaborate with fellow technical leaders to minimize the carbon footprint of our designs. Influence how we support our clients in achieving their net zero goals.
* Be a Carbon Expert: Stay informed about all aspects of carbon in the water sector, including operational emissions, embodied carbon, renewables, bioresources, sequestration, and nature-based solutions.
* Collaborate Globally: Work closely with other disciplines within AECOM, sharing best practices across our business and end markets. Engage with our global technical practice network to bring international best practices to our UK&I clients.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Water sector solution and design development. A technical understanding of whole life carbon and the practical opportunities/techniques to reduce carbon in project delivery.
* An experienced Engineer able to lead the design of projects to deliver tangible carbon benefits.
* Water and wastewater infrastructure and treatment or flood & coastal project experience across project definition, feasibility, outline design, detailed design, and construction.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, team player and relationship builder, able to influence and drive change from traditional approaches to lower carbon solutions.
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 ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
Additional Information
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – Jay Hewitt.
ReqID: J10102948
Business Line: Water
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
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