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Senior Engineer - Development Infrastructure
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Highways & Drainage) – St Albans
Company Description
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Job Description
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AECOM is seeking to recruit a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a highways and drainage focus to join our busy Development Infrastructure Team in St Albans.
The team delivers a wide range of multidisciplinary, predominantly residential-led infrastructure projects. Our work spans:
- Early scoping and feasibility,
- Technical support for planning,
- Detailed infrastructure design for implementation,
- Ongoing support during construction.
In addition, the team supports AECOM design teams across the UK and Ireland on a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects, including:
- Highways,
- Rail,
- Water infrastructure,
- Solar farms.
We also provide civil engineering design support to structural engineering colleagues on projects across:
- Commercial,
- Education,
- Leisure,
- Defence,
- Healthcare, and other government sectors.
Here’s what you’ll do:
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced Civil Engineer to further develop their career, taking on increased responsibility for both technical delivery and project management.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical and digital delivery of civil engineering projects.
- Prepare and review survey specifications, including utilities and topographical surveys.
- Check and coordinate the production of:
- Studies,
- Assessments,
- Conceptual designs for development schemes (drainage, highways, utilities, earthworks, and flood risk).
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and key stakeholders to secure approvals and ensure compliance.
- Contribute to bids and proposals, attend project meetings, and confidently communicate technical solutions.
Come grow with us:
Our core and personalised benefits are designed to support your future and well-being, tailored to your lifestyle: ✅ Career development opportunities, ✅ Flexible hybrid working model for work-life balance, ✅ Technical practice networks, ✅ AECOM University (training and professional growth), ✅ Volunteering days.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Civil Engineering degree (BEng or MEng).
- Relevant experience, preferably within a consultancy environment, delivering highways and drainage design for:
- Residential,
- Commercial,
- Wider infrastructure schemes.
- Proficient in industry-standard software:
- InfoDrainage,
- AutoCAD,
- AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Experience working with:
- Developer clients,
- Contractors,
- A proven track record in delivering infrastructure projects.
- Familiarity with ArcGIS (welcomed but not essential),
- An interest in integrated AI solutions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BEng or MEng with progress toward Incorporated or Chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE),
- Membership of CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) or CIHT (Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation).
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle—from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
On projects spanning: 🌆 Transportation, 🏢 Buildings, 💧 Water, 🌍 *New energy, 🌎 Environment,
our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by: ✅ Unrivalled technical and digital expertise, ✅ Culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, ✅ Commitment to environmental, social, and governance priorities.
AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm, with a $16.1 billion revenue in FY2025.
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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
- Hybrid work options for flexibility.
- Dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed.
- Safe and respectful workplace where everyone brings their whole self.
- Work transforms lives, and clients thrive.
Compensation & Benefits
AECOM offers a variety of benefits to meet diverse employee needs:
- Industry-leading technology and thought leadership,
- Transformational work with impact,
- Work flexibility.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AECOM believes in each person’s potential. We will help you reach yours.
Disability Confident Employer
We’ll offer interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria. 📧 Contact us here for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme if applicable.
📌 State/Province: Hertfordshire 🏢 Business Group: DCS 🏛 Legal Entity: AECOM Limited 🏗 Business Line: B&P – Buildings & Places 👥 Work Location Model: Hybrid 🌍 Operating Group: International 📍 Primary Location: UK – St Albans, 10 Bricket Road
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