Jobs at AECOM

Lead mechanical engineering delivery for complex data centre projects across multidisciplinary and international teams. Provide technical leadership, collaborate across geographies, support permitting and construction methodologies, manage multiple projects, and contribute to AECOM’s data centre thought leadership and strategic growth. The role requires strong knowledge of building systems and regulations, client communication, digital design workflows, and data centre design and delivery.

Leads electrical engineering and construction administration for data centre projects. Responsibilities include project planning, technical design, specifications, estimating, cost control, reporting, client presentations, site inspections, contractor coordination, and multidisciplinary team leadership. The role also mentors engineers, supports proposals, manages deadlines, and delivers electrical solutions across medium- to large-scale projects.

Design electrical building services systems for commercial, healthcare, education, residential, industrial, and public infrastructure projects. Prepare calculations, specifications, reports, and BIM-based design documentation; coordinate with multidisciplinary teams; support projects from concept through handover; ensure regulatory compliance; attend client and site meetings; solve technical challenges; and mentor junior engineers while meeting quality, budget, and schedule requirements.

Design and coordinate electrical services for data centre projects, managing delivery on small and mid-sized projects and assigned components of larger projects. Provide technical input, develop client solutions, prepare proposals and feasibility reports, attend coordination and site meetings, and liaise with clients, contractors, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams. The role requires data centre or industrial facilities experience, professional accreditation, relevant electrical engineering qualifications, and willingness to travel.

Leads AECOM’s data center construction administration team across the UK, overseeing multidisciplinary technical services, mechanical delivery, design changes, responsible designer services, client and contractor coordination, project risks, KPIs, commercial performance, and team development. The role also supports business development, work winning, thought leadership, and strategic growth across hyperscale and colocation data center markets in EMEA and globally.

Leads digital delivery for hyperscale data centre projects, implementing BIM execution plans, ISO 19650 standards, common data environments, multidisciplinary coordination, model quality controls, and digital reporting. Oversees regional and global teams, manages project information and deliverables, monitors KPIs, supports 3D/4D/5D integration and digital handover, and identifies automation and AI opportunities. The role also engages clients and stakeholders, resolves delivery issues, contributes to bids and resource planning, and supports training and knowledge sharing.

The Highways & Traffic Engineer will design and deliver traffic engineering and urban realm projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on local roads and traffic schemes.

Lead and deliver building projects across full lifecycle in Northern Ireland, managing design, procurement, construction, commissioning, client engagement, NEC ECC contract administration, and team performance across RIBA Stages 0-7.

Designs and reviews electrical and ICA systems for water and wastewater infrastructure, including treatment plants, chemical dosing, pumping stations, and sludge treatment. Produces electrical calculations, load schedules, single-line diagrams, MCC layouts, control philosophies, PLC/SCADA specifications, P&IDs, and technical reports. Leads electrical project scopes, supports feasibility through construction, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, conducts site surveys, manages budgets and schedules, and mentors engineering staff.

Leads and coordinates civil engineering design packages for major roads, public transport, rail, greenway, and active-travel programmes. Responsibilities include managing technical design teams, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs, meeting quality, schedule, and budget requirements, supporting statutory approvals, engaging clients and stakeholders, mentoring engineers, and contributing to commercial management and work-winning. The role also offers a pathway toward certified project management and NEC accreditation.

Lead development of Active Travel, local highways and traffic engineering schemes from concept to detailed design and implementation. Manage technical outputs, timelines, budgets, and risks; prepare and review drawings, reports and specifications; liaise with clients and stakeholders; mentor junior staff; ensure constructability, compliance with standards, and champion Health & Safety.

Leads strategic capture management for major water-sector pursuits exceeding £25 million in revenue. Owns pursuit strategy, client positioning, governance, budgets, teams, partner selection, proposals, and bid lifecycle execution. Builds client and stakeholder relationships, develops pipelines, analyzes competition, improves win rates, and coordinates marketing, technical, commercial, legal, and operational teams. Provides coaching, promotes capture best practices, ensures governance and compliance, and positions digital, AI, sustainability, and ESG solutions to support growth.

Manages complex, multidisciplinary water-sector bids from capture and positioning through submission, interviews, and lessons learned. Leads win strategy workshops, coordinates stakeholders, develops compliant and compelling proposals, and ensures adherence to bid processes. Analyzes client feedback and debriefs to identify improvements, trends, and best practices. Supports training, knowledge management, bid-library upkeep, pipeline management, and resource planning across the Water work-winning team.

Leads the technical development of AECOM’s Ground Engineering team, overseeing geotechnical data, analyses, design calculations, project delivery, client advisory, and technical quality. Manages schedules, budgets, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary collaboration while supporting business growth and client relationships. Provides leadership, mentoring, networking, and development for junior engineers across geotechnical projects involving infrastructure, energy, water, transport, buildings, and other sectors.

AECOM is recruiting geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, and tunnel engineers at all levels across the UK. Successful candidates will deliver ground engineering and tunnelling projects from concept through operation, applying relevant design codes, technical standards, and innovative methods. Responsibilities may include technical delivery, leadership, mentoring, and collaboration on infrastructure projects across rail, highways, energy, water, nuclear, and other sectors. Candidates need a relevant engineering or geology degree, project experience, willingness to travel throughout the UK, and a clean driving licence.

Leads the growth, work winning, client relationships, and profitable delivery of major rail and transit programmes across Ireland. Owns strategic bids, programme governance, commercial performance, schedule, cost, quality, safety, sustainability, and stakeholder relationships. Develops delivery capability, workforce capacity, cross-sector collaboration, and high-performing teams while supporting AECOM’s regional and global transportation strategies.

Supports transport planning projects through data collection and analysis, transport strategy development, transport modelling, scheme appraisal, development assessments, business cases, and report preparation. The role involves assisting senior staff, attending client and stakeholder meetings, and contributing to proposals and presentations. AECOM provides training and professional development for graduates beginning careers in transport planning.

Graduate Engineer supporting highway and street design projects across the full project lifecycle. Responsibilities include developing technical designs, conducting traffic and transport analysis, attending site visits and stakeholder meetings, preparing reports, and contributing to feasibility studies, road safety assessments, active travel schemes, and junction design. The role provides structured training in traffic engineering, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, digital engineering, and BIM while developing project delivery and professional skills.

Lead civil engineering design packages for major roads, rail, light rail, bus infrastructure, and greenway projects from concept through construction. Apply UK and Irish transport design standards, deliver work within quality, schedule, and budget constraints, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, advise clients and authorities on technical and statutory approvals, and mentor junior staff. The role supports progression toward Chartered Engineer status and includes design, project management, commercial, and site experience.

Lead mechanical teams on healthcare and education projects, manage client relationships, mentor junior engineers, and oversee design production using BIM tools.