AECOM

Technical Lead

AECOM

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Bristol • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide expert technical input on blast and protection engineering
  • Lead the design of blast protection provisions, including CFD modelling of effects on building structures and complex structural analysis
  • Oversee the production and workload management for blast-related projects
  • Develop work plans, define tasks, and ensure quality management and technical assurance
  • Work closely with clients to understand their business practices and goals, identify challenges, and formulate effective solutions
  • Engage with sector leads within our Building & Places Business unit and liaise with general Building Engineering teams
  • Contribute to business development initiatives, including sales and work winning
  • Undertake detailed assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to determine risk severity and appropriate treatments
  • Produce high-quality documentation, including employer’s requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs
  • Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration where applicable
  • Promote best practices in Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and contribute to knowledge management within the team

Requirements

  • A broad technical knowledge of security with in-depth expertise in blast analysis and design
  • Proven ability to determine operational and strategic requirements to form a basis of design
  • Expertise in blast modelling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to accurately capture blast wave-structure interaction
  • Proficiency with ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modelling and fluid-structure interaction
  • Strong understanding of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and relevant performance standards
  • Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability analyses, façade and glass evaluation, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and the effect of fire on structures
  • Excellent document writing skills with meticulous attention to detail
  • Solid project management capabilities
  • Strong technical and design skills in structural design and security assessment
  • Good numerical and analytical abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders (architects, contractors, etc.)
  • Tact, persuasive ability, and a collaborative team spirit
  • Proficient IT skills and self-motivation
  • The ability to hold or obtain Security Clearance.
Benefits
  • Career development opportunities
  • Flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle
  • Technical practice networks
  • AECOM University
  • Volunteering days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
blast analysisblast designCFD modellingstructural analysis3D finite element modellingfluid-structure interactionthreat reductionstructural vulnerability analysiscollision analysisfire impact analysis
Soft Skills
project managementdocument writingnumerical abilitiesanalytical abilitiesinterpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborative team spiritpersuasive abilityattention to detailself-motivation
Certifications
Security Clearance