Principal Engineer, Geotechnical
Summary
Principal Geotechnical Engineer leads large-scale design projects, mentors teams, and ensures compliance with local regulations using software like PLAXIS and CAD in Shenzhen.
AECOM's Enterprise Capabilities team is looking for a Principal Engineer, Geotechnical to join our team in China.
About Enterprise Capabilities
Fundamental to our Think and Act Globally strategy and digital adoption, Enterprise Capabilities (EC) is AECOM’s primary vehicle for workshare. Operating across geographic boundaries and time-zones, EC partners with regional and Global Business Line project teams to provide technical expertise, accelerate delivery and keep AECOM competitive in the industry.
With a team of over 3000 technical professionals located across nine countries and remote technical anchors, EC teams are trusted to deliver high-quality, specialist services that help to fill capability gaps, resourcing needs and technical constraints on projects of all scopes and sizes.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist in project bidding by preparing technical proposals, methodologies, and tender deliverables.协助完成项目投标工作,编制投标技术文件、技术方案与方法论等。
- Support team building and daily management of the geotechnical department (resourcing, task allocation, workflow coordination).协助岩土团队建设与日常管理,包括资源协调、任务分配与流程协同。
- Act as the professional lead for assigned projects, owning technical direction and deliverable quality. 担任所承担项目的专业负责人,对技术路线与成果质量负责。
- Ensure project delivery complies with local codes, regulations, and company technical governance. 确保项目符合当地规范、法规及公司相关技术规定并落实到成果文件中。
- Develop project work plans and reasonably arrange daily design tasks for team members to meet schedule and delivery targets. 制定项目工作计划,合理安排下属日常设计工作,确保进度与交付目标达成。
- Mentor junior engineers, improve design capability, and coordinate collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams. 提升下属设计技能,开展技术辅导与校核审查,协调项目团队间合作。
- Ensure verification, filing, and backups of deliverables in line with required document control and traceability. 按要求完成成果校审验证、归档与备份,确保版本受控、可追溯。
- Resolve key technical challenges encountered during design and provide practical, constructible solutions. 解决设计过程中的技术难题,提出可实施的优化建议与解决方案。
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Geotechnical Engineering, Underground Structures, or other civil engineering-related fields. 岩土工程、地下结构或土木工程相关专业本科及以上学历。
- 5–8 years of experience in geotechnical engineering projects. 具备5–8年岩土工程项目设计经验。
- Strong conceptual design capability, excellent technical and communication skills; experience in large-scale geotechnical engineering design and management. 具备优秀的概念设计能力、扎实的技术与沟通能力,具有大型岩土工程设计与管理经验。
- Proficient in PLAXIS, Midas GTS, SAP2000, CAD, and Microsoft Office. 熟练使用 PLAXIS、Midas GTS、SAP2000、CAD 及 Microsoft Office 等软件。
- Strong ownership, excellent organisational skills, and team spirit. 责任心强,组织协调能力优秀,具备团队合作精神。
- Good English communication skills (spoken and written) are required. 具备良好的英语沟通能力(口语与书面)。
- Senior Engineer title, with Registered Geotechnical Engineer or Registered Structural Engineer qualification, is preferred. 具备高级工程师职称,并持有注册土工工程师或注册结构工程师资格者优先考虑。
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What makes AECOM a great place to work
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