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 and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
Job Description
Our Renewables and Energy Civil/Structural team is seeking a graduate within their Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Bristol office to join from August 2025 onwards.
About the Team
Successful candidates will be deployed to work on different projects providing civil/structural support for the following types of technologies.
* On and offshore wind
* Solar PV
* Hydroelectric – run of river and pumped storage.
* Grid connection works – cable route and substation civil
* Hydrogen production and storage
* Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Projects include all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision both in the UK and internationally. Our clients are a mix of large energy utility generators to private developers.
A typical project example:
Lancaster University Solar Farm – AECOM was awarded the contract following the Client’s successful planning application for a private wire ground mount solar farm PV development. AECOM completed a reference design and prepared a full pack for tendering; this included the preparation of technical specifications and clients’ requirements. AECOM is currently acting as the NEC Project Manager and Owner’s Engineer during the build and commissioning of the site.
Red John Pumped Storage Hydro – AECOM successfully supported the ILI Group in gaining planning permission for the 450MW pumped storage hydro project. AECOM provided EIA, consenting, environmental surveys, and engineering support from the early stages of feasibility through to a positive decision by the Scottish Minister.
Here's what you'll do:
* Supporting the delivery of consultancy services on renewable energy engineering projects.
* Providing input into feasibility-level studies for renewable energy projects in conjunction with the wider AECOM teams.
* Preparation of technical reports.
* Preparation of detailed design information
* Assisting in securing work with renewable energy developers and their supply chain
Enjoy the Perks
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Here is what you will get from us!
On-the-job support and learning
* When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support them with any technical queries.
Graduate Development Programme
* Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend a number of instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADVANCE webinar series. We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution. Professional institute qualifications you may be able to work towards include the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.
* We have more than 750 graduates in our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* BEng Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering
* MSc/MEng would be an advantage.
* A 2:1 (or equivalent) degree classification or above
* Able to demonstrate a commitment to continued education and improvement through participating in our approved training schemes
* Demonstrable interest in a career in renewable energy
* Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
* Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore, and discuss technical issues and capture feedback.
* Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
* Ability to structure & prioritize work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
* Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus
Preferred Qualifications:
* Work experience in the renewable energy or related field (e.g. working for either a power developer, equipment manufacturer, or consultant)
* Some familiarity with CAD and ArcGIS would be beneficial.
* Driving license – some travel to site may be required with equipment.
* Student member of an appropriate professional institution
* Working ability in a second language and/or relevant work experience outside the UK
Additional Information
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for advanced offer starts.
Please include a cover letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
You must have the permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
* You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed.
* You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
* AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
* Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
* All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.