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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 over 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.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of what's possible? We're seeking a dynamic Principal Bridge Engineer to join our vibrant St Albans team, who will combine technical expertise with effective project and people management.

What can we offer?

We work for leading UK&I and international clients and have a wide range commissions of varying scale across all sectors. Some typical examples of current and recent past projects include: the design of new bridges for the M11 Junction 7a and redrafting of MCHW and DMRB standards for National Highways, CAFA Structural Assessments and Manchester Piccadilly P13/14 Congestion Relief for Network Rail, design of new underground stations for the Bakerloo Line Extension, and Post-Tensioned Special Inspections both in the office and on site for numerous local authorities and Network Rail.

However, our work is far reaching, and we work across all of the major sectors offering wide ranging services to AECOM’s many clients including the following:

• Energy
• Rail
• Highways
• Water
• Development
• Defence

Job Duties include:

Deliver: Lead and manage bridges and structures engineering projects, as well as input on the same to other projects, from Site Inspection and Investigation, through to design, construction and maintenance to produce high-quality deliverables.

Innovate: Apply cutting-edge approaches in bridge engineering including linear and non-linear structural analysis using LUSAS and MIDAS.

Communicating Expertise: Whether to clients or colleagues, the ability to communicate effectively through report writing, drawings and sketches is key to the role.

Lead: Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and development of junior team members.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered status (with the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers) preferred.
• Commitment to working a minimum of 3 days per week in our St Albans Office.
• Good working knowledge of structural Eurocodes, National Highways (DMRB & MCHW), Network Rail and (preferably) London Underground standards.
• Leading fee bids and proposals for internal and external clients.
• Experience in Project Management and developing client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in overseeing project execution, delivering client satisfaction, through producing high-quality results on time and within budget.
• A sound understanding of typical design and construction costs for bridges and other transportation structures.
• Strong technical skills in bridge engineering and a keen commitment to quality with a ‘right first time’ approach to your own work, and taking ownership of the quality of deliverables produced by your team.
• Experience in the production of drawings, risk assessments, specifications and reporting; as well as interdisciplinary review on multi-discipline projects (through e.g. a good understanding of the key interfaces with road and rail).
• Willingness to travel occasionally to other offices and sites throughout the UK (typically limited to a few days per year).
• Current full driving licence.

Who You Are:

• You’re not just technically proficient—you’re passionate about pushing the field forward.
• You believe in developing not only your skills but those of those around you, particularly the next generation of engineers and apprentices you will lead.
• You have a growth mindset; believing that we are all constantly striving to grow our abilities and effectiveness.
• You thrive on solving complex challenges and enjoy thinking outside the box to deliver sustainable and innovative solutions.
• You value teamwork, mentoring, and leadership, and you’re keen to help shape the future of bridge engineering.
• While you’re familiar with established methodologies, you’re also eager to embrace new tools, technologies, and ways of thinking; including artificial intelligence.

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 [email protected]

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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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.