Principal Civil Engineer - Utilities

Aecom

The Role

Overview

Lead utilities design for brownfield transport projects, mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

  • design coordination
  • stakeholder liaison
  • junior mentorship
  • 12d design
  • compliance review
  • brownfield projects

Tasks

-Coordinate interdisciplinary design work, collaborating with other disciplines and liaising with asset owners to integrate utilities solutions. -Apply local design standards and frameworks, engaging with stakeholders such as Vector, Watercare, and Chorus to ensure compliance and smooth project delivery. -Lead and manage junior utilities engineers, providing guidance and oversight on project tasks and deliverables. -Deliver utilities design using 12d, ensuring technical accuracy on major brownfield projects.

Requirements

  • communication
  • brownfield
  • stormwater
  • 12d
  • cpeng

What You Bring

-Strong interdisciplinary communication skills; able to collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, and asset owners. -Experience on major brownfield infrastructure projects, able to work across existing utilities and complex site conditions. -Skilled in stormwater design for roading projects, including swales, culverts, transverse drainage, and water quality treatment. -Proficient in 12d software, with strong local project experience; CPEng preferred.

Benefits

-Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year -Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities -Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options -Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

The Company

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Agriculture, Food & Beverage

Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

High Performance Logistics

Energy

Renewable Energy

Grid Modernization

Transportation

Transit and Rail Projects

Highways

Bridges

Aviation Facilities

Facilities Management

Educational Institutions

Healthcare Facilities

Commercial Buildings

Corrections Facilities

Urban and Regional Planning

Building Construction

Oil and Gas Industry

Maritime Facilities

Water Management Systems