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CAD / BIM Principal Engineer

£48.2 - £56.5 per hourEstimated
Full-time


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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.

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Job Description



Start here. Grow here.

We are seeking a full-time BIM/CAD Specialist within the Building Engineering Division.

As part of AECOM’s Specialisms Operating unit the BMS team will form part of the Technology engineering group and shall provide BMS design and support services to complement and enhance the design activities of the Mechanical and Electrical teams.

The role covers the design of BMS systems across a wide range of industry sectors including office fit out, mixed use, industrial through to multiple government, public sector and commercial organisations.

Here’s what you’ll do:

  • Performs complex CADD assignments and coordinates CADD drawing production in support of the CADD manager. 
  • Performs advanced applications, scale and edit assignments involving the use of
  • computer-aided design and drafting equipment and other graphics software (e.g., CADD software) to achieve set results and deadlines. 
  • Digitize or trace sketches or concepts from designers using CADD software, such as AutoCAD or MicroStation. 
  • Decisions made with general understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve general results and deadlines. 

Come grow with us:

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised 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

Qualifications



Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Requirements:

  • Minimum HNC level related engineering mechanical qualification or Degree in building services engineering, electrical engineering or computer science.
  • Good BMS systems knowledge (e.g. Trend, Tridium, Niagara) gained through industry work experience working for a BIM/Control systems manufacturer, as a contractor or specialist systems integrator or in a similar consultancy role.
  • Chartership or working towards.

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 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address  View email address on jobs.smartrecruiters.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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