Associate Director, Lead Design Engineer - Water

Company Description

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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.

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Ready to lead a multidisciplinary design team and shape the future of water infrastructure?

Join our dynamic Water Solutions team as an Associate Director - Lead Design Engineer, based in our rapidly growing South East offices with the benefit of our flexible hybrid working model.

In this role, you’ll work on high‑impact projects ranging from potable water and sewage networks to treatment works of all scales, covering all stages of design and delivery, from feasibility to construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management. Examples of our major on‑going projects include design contributions to the Alderney and Knapp Mill water treatment plants for South West Water, the Avonmouth water recycling centre for Wessex Water, the Wanlip sewage treatment plant for Severn Trent Water, and a large programme of AMP8 treatment works upgrades for Southern Water.

• Lead – Drive technical delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure/treatment projects, managing multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver value‑added solutions to client challenges throughout the design lifecycle.
• Manage – Oversee key packages of work from conception to handover, interfacing with AECOM teams, clients and suppliers to create a seamless technical solution.
• Collaborate – Work closely with clients and AECOM partners to ensure stakeholder buy‑in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
• Develop – Perform line manager duties, support the development of junior team members, manage their input to projects and mentor them.

• Experience managing the technical delivery of water and wastewater engineering projects with multi‑disciplinary knowledge, ideally including treatment schemes and/or pipeline design.
• Relevant experience in a similar role for a water company, consultancy or contractor.
• Hands‑on experience designing complex wastewater treatment solutions.
• A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject (e.g. civil, electrical, mechanical) and/or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated with a relevant institution (e.g. ICE, CIWEM) or working toward it.
• Experience undertaking feasibility studies, options appraisal and concept design, and/or outline and detailed design for water company clients and design and build contractors.

We offer a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation, please contact Reaso We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition and meet the minimum/essential criteria. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on Linked In – Jay Hewitt.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.