Associate Director - Manchester, United Kingdom - AECOM

AECOM

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone.

Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy.

We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Job Description:

Our Team

With more than 85 years in the industry, AECOM is recognised as an expert in dam and reservoir engineering, having worked on tens of thousands of dams and water resources projects around the globe.

We offer solutions in every facet of dam engineering from planning and feasibility through design and construction, commissioning, operation, ongoing dam safety monitoring, maintenance, rehabilitation, and decommissioning.

We have over 30 specialist Dams & Reservoirs Engineers based across our key Water Resources teams in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin and Leeds.

These skills are supplemented by support teams comprising specialists in Geotechnics, Hydrology & Hydraulics, Structures, H&S, Environment, Data and Project Management.

Building on a relationship spanning more than 10 years, AECOM continue to be a key framework consultant for Scottish Water ensuring compliance with the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 and delivering asset management services for over 280 reservoirs, including provision of panel engineers, inspection and supervision, design of remedial works and of new dam structures.

AECOM has also been the main provider of Dam Engineering Services to NI Water for approximately 50 years and is also actively providing Reservoir Engineering Services to Irish Water.

In addition, we provide Reservoir Engineering Services to many Local Councils, Enforcement Authorities and multiple private owners.

AECOM also have a global presence with key hubs in the USA, Africa and India and we have designed and supervised the construction of multiple large dams across the globe.

Based out of any of our UK offices you we will offer you a strong pipeline of challenging projects with the potential to work on international assignments should this be of interest.

There will also be an opportunity to build a strong team for the future by helping to mentor our developing engineers working towards panel appointments.

About you
You will be an experienced reservoir engineer with proven industry experience.

You will be able to successfully demonstrate your skills in developing, leading and working within teams to deliver challenging dams and reservoirs projects.

You will be a member of the Supervising Engineer Panel under the Reservoirs Act, preferably for all 4 nations.

It is expected that you will become one of the key technical experts in our Dams and Reservoir teams and will provide your expertise and leadership to support our global D&R and Hydro teams in existing projects and future opportunities as they are presented.

Succession planning is key to the future success of AECOMs D&R team, and as a new ARPE it's expected you will take an active role in facilitating this.

The Role

The role of the Associate Director is to provide technical leadership in the delivery of the design of new reservoirs and remedial work together with and inspection, investigation or design work for any related activities on reservoirs that fall within the scope of reservoir safety legislation.

You will also be allocated a number of reservoirs to supervise under the Act.

The role will include ensuring the compliance by AECOM as required for the Reservoir Safety Legislation; signing of any necessary Certifications; performing any roles as required by the legislation for which AECOM are appointed by the Client; agreement on the technical approach/solution for the project and that it is appropriate to meet the Client's requirements; review of project technical risks and ensuring any project mitigation measures are in place to address the technical risk.

The role of Associate Director for Dams projects can be complex in nature and technical content.

Projects include a minimum level of expertise in Hydrology, Hydraulics, Geotechnical, Structural Engineering as well as other Stakeholder and project delivery experience.

Qualifications:

A member of the Supervising Engineer Reservoirs Panel as appointed for all jurisdictions in the UK.
Have significant and up to date experience in Dams and Reservoir engineering work:
Inspection and reporting requirements and processes,
Geotechnical, hydraulic and hydrological understanding for catchment assessments,
Understanding of embankment and concrete dam construction elements, cutoff, grouting, slope stability, structural