Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Renewables

AECOM; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking an Associate Director - Structural Engineer - Renewable Energy in Camden Town, UK. In this role, you will lead renewable energy projects, manage client relations, and mentor junior staff. Ideal candidates should have strong technical experience in renewable energy systems and project management skills. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to sustainable energy solutions in the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in engineering design for renewable energy projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and efficiently.
• Proven leadership skills, especially in mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and manage project work daily.
• Coordinate design of renewable energy infrastructure.
• Respond to technical queries and lead project teams.

Skills

Project management

Technical analysis

Client liaison

Mentorship

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Job description

Overview

AECOM's Energy Business Unit houses three specialised practices - renewables, transmission & distribution and in the UK only, Nuclear. Each practice plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy, offering innovative solutions that balance efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. Renewables: We're committed to the urgent transition from carbon-intensive energy sources to less centralised and more flexible energy systems. Our teams link up across our global network of offices to provide solutions, designs, and support to clients in multiple technical and deployment areas such as on and offshore wind power, solar power, hydropower, carbon capture, alternative fuels, hydrogen and energy demand assessment and carbon reduction. With a deep commitment to sustainable solutions, we combine our engineering and scientific skills with those of our environmental colleagues to achieve equitable and biodiverse outcomes.

Role focus: Associate Director - Structural Engineer - Renewable Energy in our rapidly expanding renewable energy team. You will be responsible for undertaking a technical role on projects within our energy business; typically, our projects are associated with the generation, storage, transmission and distribution of energy both in the UK and Ireland and countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Projects include all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision both in the UK and internationally. Our clients are a mix between large energy utility generators and private developers.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescales and budgets.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of renewable energy infrastructure.
• Respond to technical queries raised by project teams.
• Act as Lead Verifier on projects including technical feasibility studies and design reports in the capacity of lead structural engineering.
• Direct junior members of staff and mentor graduate engineers.
• Successful candidates will be deployed to work on different projects and will lead engineering teams for the following technologies: on and offshore wind; solar PV; hydroelectric - run of river and pumped storage; grid connection works - cable route and substation civil; hydrogen production and storage; battery energy storage systems (BESS).