Senior Structural Engineer

Our global portfolio of work comprises the design of iconic and award-winning buildings and landscapes. From strategic planning through to project realisation, the connections we make among people and place provide sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities we serve. We place a premium on investing in digital capabilities and innovations which bring a unique consistency and efficiency to our scalable work. Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including social infrastructure, transit, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, while focusing on solutions that promote long term health and wellbeing for all.

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Due to ongoing growth, we are looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our Building Engineering team, focusing on Defence Projects.

How you'll make a difference:

• Act as a Senior technical resource – providing technical advice to the wider team.
• Use your knowledge of key building components including: stability design, basements, structural steel framing and connections.
• Adept in leading the design of economic post-tensioned concrete floors.
• Use your delivery experience with different construction materials to advise and liaise with clients, architects and builders throughout both the design and construction phases of major projects.
• Manage and develop design and delivery procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by other members of the team.
• Use your technical expertise to perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings and prepare technical specification sections.
• Participate as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to undertake inter-disciplinary review of project deliverables alongside providing input to the development of engineering budgets and schedules to meet project requirements.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

The qualities that will help you thrive:

• Bachelor of Engineering with (ideally) 13+ years of experience of delivering complex and varied structural engineering projects across a range of market sectors across and building typologies Australia / New Zealand.
• A track record of autonomously providing specialised structural technical input to both conceptual and detailed design.
• Ability to utilise and embrace advanced digital workflows to achieve optimised design outcomes alongside extensive exposure to industry standard software such as: ETABS, RAM Concept, RAPT and SpaceGASS.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Previous Defence experience is strongly preferred, with nuclear industry experience highly regarded.

Please note, due to the nature of the projects Australian Citizenship is required, with previous or current defence clearance highly regarded.

Why you'll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options.
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year.
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better.
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

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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. 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.

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.

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