Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Renewables

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Are you ready to take on the role of Associate Director – Structural Engineer – Renewable Energy in our rapidly expanding renewable energy team? You will undertake a technical role on projects within our energy business, typically associated with generation, storage, transmission and distribution of energy in the UK, Ireland and across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). These projects span all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision, both domestically and internationally.

Our clients range from large energy utility generators to private developers.

As a senior member of the team, you will develop and lead project delivery and maintain client relationships, with a particular focus on growing the team’s technical engineering capabilities. Responsibilities include reviewing and generating technical and contractual information from internal and external sources.

• Liaise with clients, manage project work daily and ensure delivery within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary 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 lead engineering teams across the following technologies:

• Onshore 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)

At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward‑thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

You’ll enjoy core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, tailored to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered status or actively working towards chartership
• Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) certification is advantageous

This role has a strong technical focus and requires candidates to have a background in structural engineering and, preferably, experience in the renewable energy sector with a high degree of technical competency. Candidates with general engineering experience within the energy market are desirable. Specific areas of experience include:

• Medium and high voltage grid connection works, including cable routing and experience with National Grid.
• Hydroelectric design – both run‑of‑river and pumped storage.
• Onshore wind – ideally with recent on‑site experience, including projects with turbines over 180m tip height.
• Solar – large‑scale ground mounted projects.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at Reaso

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and will help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition that meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.