Junior Pavement Engineer

About the role

AECOM is looking for a Junior Pavement Engineer to join its growing Pavements team in the Linear Infrastructure group, supporting highways, civil and aviation programmes from feasibility through detailed design, tender and construction support. The engineer contributes to pavement-led assignments such as condition assessments, investigations and life cycle analysis, and to multidisciplinary projects for public and private clients.

Key responsibilities

• Support the delivery of pavement design inputs for flexible, rigid and composite pavements across highways, airfields and civil sites (analysis, calculations, design reports, drawings, BoQs and specifications)
• Support pavement investigations and condition assessments, including planning and interpreting FWD/GPR/coring/DCP data, visual surveys, materials testing reviews and deterioration analysis
• Support rehabilitation and maintenance option evaluations, life cycle cost analysis and prioritisation of treatment strategies aligned to client budgets
• Prepare and check CAD deliverables and design models, ensuring compliance with standards and client requirements
• Contribute to tender documentation, method statements and technical notes, and support responses to technical queries during construction
• Collaborate with geotechnical, highways, drainage, structures, traffic and construction teams
• Maintain project quality, health and safety and risk management practices, following internal QA/QC and document control protocols
• Present analyses and recommendations to clients, and support programming, reporting and small work packages under the guidance of senior engineers
• Assist with data management (survey datasets, GIS layers, laboratory results) and help develop repeatable templates and digital workflows

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or closely related field) with a focus on pavements, highways and/or geotechnical engineering
• 2-5 years' experience in pavement design, investigation or rehabilitation planning (internships and placements considered)
• Working knowledge of relevant standards in at least one geography, such as Austroads, UK DMRB/MCHW, AASHTO/ME or FAA guidance
• Familiarity with pavement design principles (mechanistic empirical concepts, traffic/loading, materials characterization, subgrade behaviour, drainage)
• Experience in any of Australia, the USA, the UK, Canada or the Middle East is highly valued

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office and basic CAD (e.g. AutoCAD/Civil 3D or equivalent)
• Nice to have: pavement tools such as AASHTOWare Pavement ME, Circly, KENPAVE or EverStress, and familiarity with GIS workflows or basic scripting (Excel VBA/Python)

What we offer

• Opportunities to work on diverse, high-profile infrastructure portfolios across multiple regions
• Mentorship from senior engineers and a structured pathway for professional development and chartership
• Benefits depending on employment status, including medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, flexible work options, well-being resources, retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan