Principal Engineer, Structures Team Lead at AECOM2

We are currently recruiting a Structural Supervisor for in-house structural design of a wide variety of projects, including, but not limited to, bridges and viaducts; earth retaining structures, underground structures; culverts and building structures, to join our busy and expanding experienced team. The team provides assessment, concept, feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs on a wide range of projects. Our group has an established track record of successfully delivering bridge engineering design for many years, throughout the USA and Australia, not to mention Canada or Middle East. You may have the opportunity to work on some of the most iconic Transportation projects, being part of a diverse and multicultural team. It can be a great opportunity for a CAD Technician that wants to boost his/her professional career on structural drafting. Responsibilities: • Lead a large complement of junior, mid-level and senior Structures staff and provide mentorship, direction, and motivation on a daily basis and in a strategic manner to ensure AECOM remains an employer of choice for Structural skills. • Effectively bring teams together to work toward a shared goal ensuring the team’s results exceed the total achievements of the individuals. • Foster an open working environment free of discrimination and harassment and ensure that everyone receives equal treatment in all aspects of employment policies and working practices. • Mentor technical leadership talent and train staff, ensuring discipline skills are up to date and industry relevant. • Create an environment where the team can operate with the highest standards of integrity. • Provide timely, honest feedback regularly to promote learning, development, and improved results. • Listen to and respect the opinions of others and allow for open communication to express differences. • Coach to develop and maximize strengths of team members. • Hold themselves and others to high standards. • Lead client relationship/business development activities through early interaction, “scope of work” development, interviews, and on-going client maintenance interface. • Responsible for developing market sector intelligence including industry assessments, trends in key markets and client opportunities for investment and winning work. • Responsible for developing a robust technical network within AECOM globally to provide clients with the most appropriate technical solutions and is part of the global technical practice teams.  • Participate in preparing major bids and proposals on the technical side whilst supporting business development initiatives through their technical expertise. • Frequently win business from new/repeat clients and develop strategic and superior client relationships. • Work with other practice leaders to develop AECOM’s competitive positioning strategy. • Responsible for technically leading aspects of projects, supporting Project Managers and technical teams to deliver within scope, budget, timeframe, and high-quality standards. • Conduct Design and Drawing reviews to ensure accurate implementation of the scheme design into Detail Design and from Detail Design to Drawings. • Ensure that projects are delivered within the client budget and schedule. • Manage, co-ordinate and resource structural teams. • Have a working knowledge of Revit, Tekla Structural Designer and other associated design programs. • Have a working knowledge of running a structural engineering team in a multi-disciplinary team environment where all project drawings are generated using BIM tools (Autodesk Revit). • Interface with clients on schedules, meetings, and issues (manage client expectations and perceptions). • Anticipate potential schedule or priority delays and initiate plans for alternative actions. • Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. • Act independently on technical matters and demonstrate innovation to deliver technical excellence. • Perform technical quality reviews and serve as Lead Verifier on projects confirming that the technical approach satisfies the client scope of services and expectations. • Support digital transformation strategy and implementation and embrace change within the discipline. • Ensure assigned teams effectively coordinate with the other disciplines to ensure there are no design gaps providing fully coordinated design deliverables. This includes the support of the construction supervision teams.