Aecom
Trusted global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, design, construction management services.
Associate Director, Structural Engineer - Timber Design Lead
Lead timber design specialist delivering technical and project management for diverse projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
In this role you will act as the lead technical resource for timber structures, collaborate with clients, architects, and builders, develop timber‑specific design procedures, review calculations and drawings, and contribute to multidisciplinary teams on budgets, schedules, and constructability. • Provide specialist advice on timber structures, including mass timber systems and hybrid solutions. • Lead design strategies for new‑build and adaptive‑reuse projects. • Collaborate with clients, architects, and builders throughout design and construction phases. • Develop and manage timber‑specific design and delivery procedures for cost‑effective outcomes. • Review timber design calculations, connection details, and drawings to ensure quality control. • Prepare technical specifications aligned with standards and sustainability targets. • Participate in multidisciplinary reviews, contributing to budgets, schedules, and constructability. • Deliver autonomous technical input across conceptual and detailed design stages. • Utilize advanced digital workflows and software such as ETABS, RAM Concept, RAPT, and SpaceGASS. • Communicate effectively with internal teams, clients, architects, and contractors.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸timber design
- ▸design review
- ▸client collaboration
- ▸digital workflow
- ▸technical specs
- ▸multidisciplinary review
What You Bring
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor of Engineering, has 12+ years of structural engineering experience in Australia or New Zealand, possesses exposure to mass‑timber and adaptive‑reuse projects, is proficient with advanced digital workflows and software such as ETABS, RAM Concept, RAPT, and SpaceGASS, and demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor engineering
- ▸12+ years
- ▸mass-timber
- ▸adaptive-reuse
- ▸etabs
- ▸communication
Benefits
AECOM offers flexible work arrangements, up to six weeks of additional annual leave, flexible public‑holiday swaps, continuous learning opportunities, paid study leave, and global career pathways, all within an inclusive and supportive workplace culture. • Access flexible work options, including hybrid, part‑time, and job‑sharing arrangements. • Earn up to six weeks of additional annual leave and swap public holidays for preferred dates. • Take advantage of continuous learning, paid study leave, and global career opportunities.
Work Environment
Hybrid