Senior Civil Engineer – Renewables & Transmission & Distribution - #2186725

We are looking for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to support the continued expansion of energy team and help shape the future of sustainable infrastructure. Successful candidates will be deployed to support projects across both our Renewables & Transmission and Distribution teams.

With opportunities to be based across our offices — Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, London, Dublin, Belfast and Perth— while also benefiting from our flexible hybrid working model.

You should be passionate about engineering excellence and want to work on cutting-edge energy projects across the UK, Ireland, Europe and further afield.

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you'll play a key technical role across a diverse portfolio of energy projects, including:

• Onshore wind
• Solar PV
• Hydroelectric (run-off river and pumped storage)
• Grid infrastructure – Substation and Overhead Line
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

You will be involved from feasibility through to detailed design and construction supervision, working with both major energy utility providers and private developers.

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will:

• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams
• Lead and manage the design of civil infrastructure including roads, drainage, civil structural infrastructure and external works.
• Prepare and review calculations, detailed design drawings and specifications ensuring compliance with UK standards (BS EN codes, Eurocodes, CDM Regulations).
• Conduct site inspections and respond to technical queries
• Produce high-quality reports (feasibility studies, inspection reports, design documentation)
• Mentor and guide junior staff

This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical and project management skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the team continues to grow.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here's what we're looking for:

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered status or actively working towards chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers or other relevant Institution.
• This role is a technical role, and you will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of technical competency in the design of civil or structural elements.
• In addition to engineering skills, report writing and organisational skills will be key to the role.
• Familiarity with National Grid Technical Specifications (NGTS) or National Grid CDAE status will be an added Advantage.