Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Civil Engineer to be based in Columbia, SC.  Additionally, this role could be based out of our office locations in Greenville, SC, Charlotte, NC, or Charleston, SC.  As a Civil Engineer with growing technical expertise and experience in demanding design driven projects, you will work with interdisciplinary teams on High Tech and Logistics Projects in a Programmatic approach.  We will give you 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.  Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of Opportunity.

About AECOM
At AECOM, we believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

We take on the most complex challenges and pioneer innovative, iconic solutions that push the limits of what’s possible – the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge, record-breaking sports events, the largest greenfield port development mega project, life-sustaining and disaster recovery programs, and the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere.

On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the environment, we deliver professional services throughout the project lifecycle.

We are proud to be recognized for excellence:

•    Named Fortune’s World’s magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies" for the sixth consecutive year
•    #1 in Transportation and General Building in Engineering-News Record's 2020 “Top 500 Design Firms” 
•    VIQTORY 2020 Military Friendly® Gold Employer 
•    Perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for 2017-2019

About Buildings + Places
AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture. 

With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions. 

Our South Carolina teams focus on providing design services in the Industrial and High Tech and Logistics market for projects such as data centers, logistics centers, and industrial facilities.

Job Summary/Responsibilities
The Civil Engineer will work on High Tech and Logistics Industrial facility projects that are designed in the South Carolina Regional B+P group with a focus on the civil aspects of the design, including: grading, drainage, and utilities. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined proceduresWorks on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered.Performs interdisciplinary review of project deliverables and identifies discrepancies in resultsProvides guidance to entry level engineers.Prepares technical specification sections.Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with moderate supervisionDesigns utilities, roadways, general site development, grading and drainage, best management practices, erosion control, profiles, typical sections, cross sections, hydraulicsPerforms drainage studies that include low impact development strategies & hydrology.Prepares drawings, specifications, basis of design, technical memos.Prepares permits such as NPDES, SWPPP, Grading, DCAB, Civil Support of an Environmental AssessmentWorks with other professional staff members to collaborate on reports, studies, drawings, and design narratives Utilizes AutoCad Civil 3D and Microsoft Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPointWorks in an office setting with potential meetings outside of the office or visits to sites where a project may be located

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus four (4) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized engineering university5 years of experienceA current EIT in the State of South Carolina with ability to attain PE within 2 yearsExcellent working knowledge of CAD Civil 3D, BIM-Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Sketchup, Lumion, V-Ray and Rhino 3DExperience in Autodesk RevitExperience with Bluebeam, Navisworks and EnscapeExperience with Adobe Photoshop and InDesignProficiency with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OutlookAbility to meet quality, schedule and budget expectationsDesire to be mentored by leadership and provide mentorship to junior staffDetail-oriented and technical, yet experienced enough to see the big pictureAbility to work independently and with large groups of technical minded people with minimal oversight

Additional Information

Relocation assistance is not available.

Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

 

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 and 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.