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AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Structural Engineering Department Manager to join our B+P Business Line in our Arlington, VA office. This position will oversee vertical structural design technical work, monitor staffing and provide business development assistance. Experience with federal agencies is highly desired.

The ideal candidate will perform the following:

• Oversee hiring, monitor staffing and conduct performance evaluations
• Lead the staff by offering technical guidance
• Mentor staff to facilitate career development
• Manage multiple design projects from inception to completion, ranging in contract value and complexity
• Advise project teams on technical issues, perform deliverable quality reviews, report on project status, and deliver design on schedule and within budget
• Coordinate design elements with other task leaders and/or group managers
• Lead, monitor and review design deliverables such as calculations, reports, models, construction cost estimates, construction drawings and specifications
• Develop scopes of work and price proposals
• Verify software usage for efficient design and coordination
• Participate in project negotiations with clients
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships through performance, service and effective communication
• Manage complex technical work independently while mentoring and guiding less experienced team members
• Participate in regional structural engineering meetings and effectively communicate workload requirements to the Engineering Manager and manage resources on projects
• Enhance client relationships

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.  With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.  Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Structural Engineering or similar field plus eight (8) years of related experience overseeing vertical structural design technical work or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management experience
• Professional experience using standard industry Structural Engineering software?
• Professional experience working on Federal Government projects
• Ten (10) years of professional Structural Engineering experience

• Sponsorship is not available for this position
• Relocation is not available for this position

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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.