The Principal Dam Engineer contributes, and further develops, professional and technical skills to the highest level on all projects they contribute to or undertake. They also support the development and training of leading-edge technical skills and understand how to practically apply them in ways that add value to AECOM and its clients.
Safety for Life
- Comply with the AECOM Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) policy by adopting work practices that support SH&E programs; taking reasonable care for own health and safety and that of others; seeking guidance for all new or modified work procedures; ensuring that any hazardous conditions, near misses and injuries are reported immediately; and participating in meetings, training and other SH&E activities as required.
- Ensure that effective policies and processes are in place and that employees are in compliance with requirements.
Technical/Professional Expertise
- Analysis and conceptual to detailed design of dams
- Inspection, investigation and condition assessment of existing dams
- Construction support services including inspection of works, evaluation of quality control and quality assurance data and construction reporting
- Preparation of tenders and proposals
- Possess and demonstrate solid functional and/or technical knowledge, skills and abilities specific to role/level and applies them effectively in connection with business goals.
- Develop, maintain and retain the highest standard of professional and technical skills.
- Keep abreast of current industry issues and best practices to enable continual alignment and improvement.
- Act as a technical expert in the related discipline field to develop and share knowledge with other employees.
- Have extensive experience in writing and presenting internally and externally.
- Lead project reviews and lessons learned sessions.
- In conjunction with other Technical Directors, Associate Directors, and Principal Professionals, plan and allocate available resources for projects and/or assignments.
- Fully conversant and experienced in multi-discipline project delivery.
- Manage risk and opportunities on all assigned projects.
- Provides technical engineering leadership, on projects, through input including review and verification.
- Project and design management excellence.
- Undertake design management roles in multidisciplinary projects, ensuring integrated design through effective communication and coordination with other disciplines
- Analysis and review of relevant planning documents to scope planning requirements, develop planning methodologies and advise on key information to support required approvals.
- Provides technical inputs for design and planning projects including asset management and reporting, appropriate to the level of the study.
