Principal Electrical Engineer - job 1 of 2

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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.

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Job Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We have won a number of large projects in the North, particularly in the Healthcare sector and are looking to grow our teams in both Leeds and Manchester.

Job Responsibilities will include:

Reporting to the Associate Director and being responsible for the management and delivery of small and medium sized projects

Responsible for project finances

Managing a small team of engineers and provides specialised technical input to studies and design to assist in the development of junior and graduate engineers

Participate, manage and engage in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables

Preparation of fee estimates, design programme and liaison with clients to agree project deliverables

Participating in quality control review of design calculations or drawings

Preparing technical specification sections.

Providing input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Having a good understanding of software packages used for the design of electrical services

Managing project resources to meet the agreed deliverables on programme and within budget

Minimum Requirements:

Successful track record of electrical services design

A highly motivated individual with a passion for succeeding and developing

Have previous experience working as either a Senior / Principal Engineer

Excellent communicator (both written and verbal) with strong negotiation skills.

Membership of a relevant professional body, such as IET

Good understanding of software packages used to design electrical services

Experience in delivering projects using BIM software packages

The successful candidate will preferably have had experience in the design and delivery of healthcare facilities

Qualifications

Have a CIBSE/IET/IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree

Should be a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a relevant professional body

Extensive post graduate experience

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.

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