Associate Director, Electrical

Job Description

About Enterprise Capabilities

Enterprise Capabilities is a service-led organization within AECOM enabling access to a global talent pool. With offices in China, India, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa and Spain, our teams of technical professionals provide around the clock project support helping AECOM teams around the world to deliver faster, smarter, and better.

Enterprise Capabilities supports AECOM’s ability to work as one global team by standardizing design processes, deploying collaboration technologies, and utilizing a connected network of technical expertise. By joining Enterprise Capabilities, you have the unique opportunity to work on AECOM’s monumental projects located around the world, contributing to our purpose of delivering a better world. Here, you will have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Position

We are seeking a talented and experienced Associate / Associate Director, Electrical to join our team in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. In this key role, you will lead and oversee structural engineering projects, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction. The right fit for this role will possess multi-disciplinary knowledge of engineering.

Responsibilities

1. Perform various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for a specific technical group or department.
2. Have full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments.
3. Plan and develop engineering tasks concerned with unique or controversial problems, involving exploration of subject area, definition of scope, and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
4. Maintain liaison with units within the organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization.
5. Act independently on technical matters pertaining to the field.
6. Manage a group of engineers and/or technicians, coordinating activities of the unit.
7. Manage and direct complex electrical engineering projects from conception to completion.
8. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architects, contractors, and clients.
9. Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional development.
10. Contribute to business development efforts and client relationship management.
11. Stay current with emerging technologies and sustainable design practices in electrical engineering.
12. Serve as lead engineer on mid- to large-size projects, providing specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
13. Approve and sign off on work, providing technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
14. Present complex technical solutions to clients.
15. Perform quality control reviews of work developed by others.
16. Participate in development of technical proposals.
17. Provide estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
2. A minimum of 8 years of experience in electrical engineering or related engineering area, with a proven track record in project management.
3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
4. Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
5. Experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams.
6. In-depth knowledge of structural engineering principles and practices.
7. Understanding of sustainable design practices and their application in electrical engineering.
8. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
9. Strong client relationship management skills.

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 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.