Undergraduate Structures

Are you eager to kickstart your career in structural engineering and contribute to shaping the built environment? Join our Structures team as an Undergraduate Structural Engineering Intern where you'll gain hands-on experience working on innovative projects that enhance building resilience and sustainability.

About the Role

As part of our Structures team, you will assist in delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions for major building projects across the Middle East. You will work under the guidance of senior engineers to develop structural designs, perform analysis, and contribute to BIM modeling. This role provides exposure to a variety of design methodologies, computational tools, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Design Support: Learn about structural analysis, perform calculations, and develop design solutions for various building projects.
• BIM Model & Drawing Production: Support the development of structural drawings and digital models using software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or similar tools.
• Structural Analysis & Technical Studies: Work with engineering software such as ETABS, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro, or ANSYS to conduct analysis.
• Material & Load Calculations: Assist in performing calculations related to materials and structural loads under supervision.
• Site Visits & Inspections: Participate in site visits and inspections to observe construction processes and understand real-world applications.
• Design Coordination: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate structural solutions into broader project designs, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards (ACI, AISC, Eurocode, ASCE, or equivalent).
• Research & Innovation: Conduct research on innovative materials and construction techniques to support sustainable and efficient design solutions.
• Programming & Automation: Utilize scripting in programming languages such as Python, C#, Dynamo, or Rhino Grasshopper to enhance design workflows.

What We Offer

• Career Progression: High-performing individuals will be considered for a full-time Graduate position upon completing their degree and offered a spot in our program.
• Real-World Experience: Work on major Structural projects and gain valuable insights into Building Engineering.
• Professional Development: Receive mentorship and hands-on training from industry-leading professionals.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Customized schedules to accommodate academic commitments.

Qualifications :

• Education: Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Structural Engineering or a closely related field.
• Expected Graduation: 2026 (final-year students).
• GPA: Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 2.8 (or equivalent) to be considered.
• Start Date: March 2025
• Duration: 12 months from start date.
• Eligibility: As part of AECOM's commitment to Emiratisation and in compliance with UAE labor law, only UAE Nationals with a family book will be considered for this role.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

Core Coursework:

• Structural Analysis (Basic and Advanced)
• Reinforced Concrete Design
• Steel Structure Design
• Construction Materials and Methods
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (preferred)

Software Skills:

• Experience or coursework involving structural design software such as ETABS, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro, or ANSYS.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD or Revit for drafting and modeling.

Mathematical and Analytical Skills:

• Strong understanding of engineering mechanics, dynamics, and numerical methods.

Additional Information :

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 $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 wellbeing 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, 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern