About the job
Begin your journey with us and expand your horizons.
Are you prepared to contribute to a team of skilled engineers and influence the future of the water sector?
Become a pivotal member of our vibrant and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Principal CFD Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in delivering projects across the UK and internationally. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing you to work from home or one of our Reservoir Engineering hub offices located in Edinburgh, Belfast, or Leeds.
At AECOM, we lead the charge in innovation, delivering a remarkable portfolio of water programs and projects through enduring partnerships with key clients. This opportunity is exceptional, enabling you to collaborate with a talented and diverse team dedicated to innovation and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee comprehensive 3D CFD modeling for spillways, energy dissipation structures, intake/outlet works, and various hydraulic infrastructures.
- Examine turbulent and transient flows, energy losses, cavitation risks, air entrainment, water-hammer effects, and scale interactions to inform safe and effective design.
- Combine CFD with physical model outcomes (calibration/validation), translating findings into design optimization and risk mitigation.
- Create detailed technical reports, visualizations, and client presentations for interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
- Act as the technical authority for hydraulic CFD within the dams & reservoirs team; maintain QA standards and best practices.
- Guide and mentor junior modellers, promoting capability advancement and knowledge-sharing across the practice.
- Participate in scope definition, proposal creation, and cost estimation; aid business development related to CFD services.
- Coordinate planning, execution, and delivery timelines across multidisciplinary teams to fulfill project and client needs.
- Occasional site visits (e.g., surveys, data collection for model development/calibration) may be required; travel is typically infrequent and can be adjusted based on project demands.
Experience the Benefits.
You will thrive in an inclusive and innovative environment where your contributions are appreciated. AECOM offers a variety of core benefits designed to support your future and well-being, along with flexible options that you can tailor to fit your lifestyle. Leverage our technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteer days to fast-track your career development, and enjoy our flexible hybrid working model to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We recognize that everyone's situation is unique and are more than willing to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements.
If you are passionate about innovation and turning visionary ideas into reality, we invite you to reach out to us. Follow our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn to stay informed about the impactful projects we are working on...
