Project Engineering Manager

"Empower the Future of Nuclear: Lead Projects with Precision and Purpose!"

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"Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the nuclear industry by fostering key relationships and driving innovative solutions?"

We are seeking to enhance our technical capabilities and recruit an Engineering Manager for our Westlakes Office. You should have the strategic technical delivery mindset required to successfully undertake this role. In this critical delivery role, you will be the first point of contact with the client and provide the technical leadership to the project engineering team. 

Here’s what you’ll do:

Engineering Management:

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and implement effective engineering management processes to guide project delivery.

Project Delivery:

• Manage the design aspects of projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for technical and engineering aspects, representing AECOM effectively.

Technical Oversight:

• Ensure engineering deliverables (e.g., drawings, specifications, analyses) comply with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Undertake technical checks of design deliverables in collaboration with discipline leads and ensure alignment with company, project, and client specifications.

Team Collaboration:

• Serve as a key team player in integrated, multi-disciplinary project delivery teams, promoting a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Lead technical briefings and inspire team alignment on project objectives.

Client Engagement:

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships with a client-focused approach to design and project delivery.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to clients and internal stakeholders.

Resource Management:

• Provide accurate estimates and forecasts for engineering resources to meet project needs.
• Monitor team budgets and resourcing requirements to achieve financial and program targets.

Industry Standards and Safety:

• Apply European and American Engineering Standards where applicable and stay updated with industry best practices.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the safety case process in highly regulated environments and implement safety considerations into engineering practices.

Systems Engineering:

• Utilise a solid understanding of Systems Engineering processes to support all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Make informed decisions even in the face of limited or contradictory information.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay current with advancements in engineering and project management practices, introducing improvements to enhance team efficiency and output quality.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Demonstrable experience in engineering management on high profile projects including the management of multidisciplinary Teams. 
• Experience in effectively managing the design elements of projects on time and on budget with quality, meeting client expectations. 
• Be able to establish and implement an effective engineering management process throughout the lifecycle of projects with the ability to clearly brief and lead the engineering teams.      
• Ensure that engineering deliverables (e.g., drawings, specifications, analysis) comply with applicable regulations, standards, corporate procedures and sound engineering practices. 
• A results-driven motivated individual with a client focused approach to design and project delivery. Able to prepare and deliver technical detail internally and to clients.
• Be able to provide estimates and forecasts for engineering resources.
• Technical quality of deliverables – undertaking checks of design deliverables working with the discipline leads (where required) in accordance with company /project/client procedures and specification/s. 
• Understanding of design principles and ability to apply them. 
• Have a working knowledge of Engineering European and American Standards. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Essential Qualifications / requirements 

• Engineering Degree, or equivalent, at Masters or PhD level. 
• Chartered in your profession. 

You will also be self-motivated with an ability to work both autonomously where required, with a strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn and a desire to work in a dynamic deadline driven team environment.

Security Clearance

Please note that our offer of employment is conditional upon your ability to meet UK security clearance requirements. This is necessary for you to work on the full range of projects requiring security clearance at AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited.

Application Support

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]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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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.

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