Job Information
AECOM Senior Engineer - Structures in Cape Town, South Africa
Company Description
Work 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.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
The Senior Engineer delivers discipline involvement in projects and ensures effective delivery input of others. Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations, drawings and reports, etc. The role includes design development, design review, supervision, coordination, and design documentation. Guides junior engineers and independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete design works. Shares technical expertise and experience with others in the company via internal technical communication and presentations. Responsible for the development of high-quality design outputs. Able to do hands-on design. The Senior Engineer will have superb interpersonal and leadership skills, a growth mindset, attention to detail and an excellent work ethic. The Senior Engineer will serve as lead engineer on small to medium size projects, providing specialised technical input to studies and design for specific areas of expertise.
Team Responsibilities:
Lead a design team of junior and mid-level Structures staff and provide mentorship, direction, and motivation on a daily basis and in a strategic manner to ensure AECOM remains an employer of choice for structural skills.
Ensure assigned teams effectively coordinate with the other disciplines to ensure there are no design gaps providing fully coordinated design deliverables. This includes the support of the construction supervision teams.
Effectively bring project teams together to work toward a shared goal ensuring the team’s results exceed the total achievements of the individuals.
Hold themselves and others to high standards.
Provide coaching and guidance to less experienced staff, engineers, and designers to increase technical competence, as well as knowledge of systems and procedures.
Business Development:
Begins to build and maintain client relationships.
Participate in preparing major bids and proposals on the technical side whilst supporting business development initiatives through their technical expertise.
Engineering :
Responsible for technically leading aspects of projects, supporting Project Managers and technical teams to deliver within scope, budget, timeframe, and high-quality standards.
Have a working knowledge of Revit, Tekla Structural Designer / Etabs / SAP2000 / Robot, and other associated design programmes.
Have a working knowledge of running a structural engineering team in a multi-disciplinary team environment where all project drawings are generated using BIM tools (Autodesk Revit).
Interface with clients on schedules, meetings, and issues (manage client expectations and perceptions).
Anticipate potential schedule or priority delays and initiate plans for alternative actions.
Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
Support digital transformation strategy and implementation and embrace change within the discipline.
Follows existing or develops design procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by self and others.
Take responsibility for structural design and drawings.
Attend planning, design and site meetings, and ad-hoc site inspections.
Undertake technical reviews / audits to ensure that designs are in accordance with project / study requirements and company objectives and are produced in a timely and cost-effective manner.
To work in a safe manner, complying with and actively contributing to the company Health, Safety and Environmental HSE policies, manuals, and procedures.
Work to ensure the implementation of safety and integrity principles in structural documentation
Promote compliance with all relevant engineering standards and internal procedures for all design activities
Qualifications
Degree in Civil Engineering (Structural), preferably M.Eng or MSc.Eng.
At least 8 years’ experience within the built environment (design function) post obtaining qualification.
Professionally registered with ECSA as Pr.Eng. for at least 3 years.
Additional Information
Ability to develop key and trusted client relationships that can lead to new business.
Demonstrated collaborative skills, both internally and externally.
Ability to advise on complex matters to non-specialists.
Superior interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work under pressure and understand the importance of delivery and client satisfaction
Strong analytical, literacy and numerical skills
Ability to function with minimal supervision
Ability to delegate tasks and effectively supervise others
About AECOM
AECOM 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 Opportunity
You 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 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.
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.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10113409
Business Line: Building Engineering
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Enterprise Capabilities
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM SA