Senior Technologist - Structures, Data Center

Senior Technologist - Structures, Data Center Full-time State/Province: Free State Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM SA Business Line: Building Engineering Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Group Support Primary Location: ZA - Bloemfontein, 27 President Stey Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. 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. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Here is what you will be doing: The Senior Technologist delivers discipline involvement in projects and ensures effective delivery input of others. Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations, drawings and reports, etc. The role includes design development, design review, supervision, coordination, and design documentation. Guides junior technologists and independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete design works. Shares technical expertise and experience with others in the company via internal technical communication and presentations. Responsible for the development of high-quality design outputs. Able to do hands-on design. The Senior Technologist will have superb interpersonal and leadership skills, a growth mindset, attention to detail and an excellent work ethic.

Responsibilities: Lead a design team of junior and mid-level Structures staff and provide mentorship, direction, and motivation on a daily basis and in a strategic manner to ensure AECOM remains an employer of choice for structural skills. Ensure assigned teams effectively coordinate with the other disciplines to ensure there are no design gaps providing fully coordinated design deliverables. This includes the support of the construction supervision teams. Effectively bring project teams together to work toward a shared goal ensuring the team’s results exceed the total achievements of the individuals. Hold themselves and others to high standards. Provide coaching and guidance to less experienced staff, engineers, and designers to increase technical competence, as well as knowledge of systems and procedures. Engineering Responsible for technically leading aspects of projects, supporting Project Managers and technical teams to deliver within scope, budget, timeframe, and high-quality standards. Have a working knowledge of Revit, Tekla Structural Designer / Etabs / SAP2000 / Robot / Idea Statica, and other associated design programmes. Have a working knowledge of running a structural engineering team in a multi-disciplinary team environment where all project drawings are generated using BIM tools (Autodesk Revit). Interface with clients on schedules, meetings, and issues (manage client expectations and perceptions). Anticipate potential schedule or priority delays and initiate plans for alternative actions. Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Support digital transformation strategy and implementation and embrace change within the discipline. Follows existing or develops design procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by self and others. Take responsibility for structural design and