Associate Director – Civil Engineer – Renewables

Overview

As an Associate Director, you will lead delivery on renewable energy projects across multiple regions, shaping technical strategy and client relationships. You’ll guide multi-disciplinary design, supervise engineers, and act as Lead Verifier on feasibility and design studies. This role blends technical leadership with business development to grow the team’s capabilities. You’ll work on wind, solar, hydro, grid connections, hydrogen, and energy storage projects, contributing to a sustainable energy future.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible work arrangements
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and develop client relationships, ensuring on-time, within-budget execution
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design of renewable energy infrastructure
• Respond to technical queries from project teams
• Act as Lead Verifier on projects for feasibility studies and design reports in structural engineering
• Direct and mentor staff, including graduates
• Review and generate technical and contractual information from internal and external sources
• Deploy to multiple projects and lead engineering teams across technologies

Key requirements

• Background in structural engineering with energy sector experience preferred
• Chartered status or active pursuit of chartership
• Strong technical competency in renewable energy systems
• Experience in design through construction phases

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• structural engineering
• renewable energy design (wind, solar, hydroelectric, BESS)
• grid connection civil works (cable route, substations)

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