Senior Pavement Engineer

AECOM; Highgate; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Charity & Community Activities

Wellbeing Events

Sports & Social Clubs

Annual Celebrations

Job summary

Senior Engineer role in AECOM's pavement engineering and construction materials team, working across airports, ports, highways, and related transport infrastructure.

You will lead technical tasks, deliver pavement design and materials work with limited supervision, and develop technical opinions while engaging clients and project teams. A strong background in pavement engineering with chartership progress is valued.

Qualifications

• Established professional experience in a related engineering field.
• Professional experience in pavement engineering and construction materials across airports, ports, highways or related infrastructure—generalist or specialist capability.
• Degree or demonstrable progress towards Chartership is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical tasks or small work packages within projects.
• Deliver pavement design, assessment, back analysis, and materials work with limited supervision.
• Interrogate standards and form technical views before peer input.

Skills

Pavement engineering

Construction materials

Client engagement

Education

Engineering degree or progress towards Chartership

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our multidisciplinary pavement engineering and construction materials team , working across airports, ports, highways, and related transport infrastructure. This role sits within a multidisciplinary pavement engineering and construction materials team and is intended for engineers with established professional experience who are ready to take technical ownership and responsibility. Senior Engineers may operate as strong generalists across several services or as specialists in one area such as pavement design for ports, airports, highways, or construction materials. Both profiles are valued, provided the required level of technical judgement is demonstrated.

What you will be doing

• Leading technical tasks or small work packages within larger projects
• Delivering pavement design, assessment, back analysis, and materials related work with limited supervision
• Independently interrogating standards, specifications, and guidance, forming a technical view before seeking peer input where appropriate
• Reviewing and checking technical work produced by Engineers and, where appropriate, other Senior Engineers
• Providing technical input to scope definition, fee estimates, and resourcing discussions
• Supporting site based activities where required, including leading inspections or resolving technical issues
• Applying engineering judgement when information is incomplete or constrained by programme or budget
• Contributing to the improvement and consistency of technical tools, workflows, and data outputs

Development & Progression

• Access to career development opportunities through AECOM University , technical practice networks, and dedicated volunteering initiatives.
• Structured mentorship and technical support from experienced senior staff.
• Exposure to a diverse range of projects and sectors , enhancing breadth and adaptability.
• Chartership support provided and actively encouraged to advance professional credentials.
• Opportunities to develop technical expertise and professional confidence over time, supporting both personal and career growth
• A technically strong and supportive working environment
• Space to learn, develop, and shape how work is delivered without being confined to a single discipline

What we Offer

• Flexible hybrid working
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Charity & Community Activities - fundraising challenges, sponsored walks/runs, STEM outreach days, and local volunteering initiatives.
• Wellbeing Events - yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks/cycles, and mental health awareness activities.
• Sports & Social Clubs - five-a-side football, cycling groups, hiking clubs, and participation in corporate challenge events and many more
• Annual Celebrations - summer events, holiday celebrations, and recognition awards

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

An engineering related degree or equivalent or demonstrable progress towards Chartership is highly valued

• Established professional experience in a related engineering field, with demonstrated capability to operate independently at Senior Engineer level
• Professional experience in pavement engineering and construction materials (e.g. asphalt, aggregates, concrete hydraulically bound materials, soils) across airports, ports, highways or related infrastructure - (either strong generalist capability across services or a recognised technical specialism in one area)
• Comfortable engaging in technical discussions with clients and project teams

Work with Us. Change the World.

About AECOM

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. 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.

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.