Future Opportunities in Flood & Coastal Resilience - Expression of Interest

Job Description

Help Build a More Resilient Future.

At AECOM, we're helping communities adapt to some of the most significant environmental challenges of our time. From reducing flood risk and improving coastal resilience to enhancing environmental outcomes and supporting sustainable infrastructure investment, our teams are delivering projects that make a lasting difference.

AECOM has a long-established track record of supporting the Environment Agency, local authorities, water companies and other public sector organisations. Our expertise spans flood risk management, coastal resilience, environmental planning, business case development and multidisciplinary engineering services.

Support the UK's Flood & Coastal Resilience Ambitions.

As we prepare for potential future programmes and framework opportunities, we're inviting expressions of interest from talented water professionals who want to contribute to nationally significant projects and help us support the UK's evolving flood and coastal resilience priorities.

Whether you're in the early stages of your career or an experienced leader, we want to hear from a diverse range of professionals. We're particularly keen to speak with people who have expertise in the following areas:

- Flood Risk Management 
- Coastal Engineering 
- Resilience & Adaptation 
- Appraisal & Business Case Development 
- River Engineering 
- Civil Engineering 
- Structural Engineering 
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineering 
- Design Management 
- Project Management

Potential future opportunities may involve strategy development, appraisal, outline design, business case development and multidisciplinary technical advisory services. Projects could include catchment-scale studies, flood alleviation schemes, coastal adaptation, environmental enhancement, asset resilience and wider infrastructure investment programmes.

Why AECOM?

With one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary environmental and infrastructure teams, you'll collaborate with industry-leading planners, engineers, environmental specialists, economists, project managers, digital experts and technical advisers to develop solutions that protect people, places and the environment for generations to come.

- Meaningful Impact  – Work on life changing projects across the UK & Ireland that protect and improve our communities and environment.

- Award-Winning Excellence  – Join a team recognised with the IChemE Global Water Award 2023, where you’ll contribute to industry-leading, sustainable solutions.

- Growth & Career Development  – Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned professional, you’ll have access to mentorship, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and leadership development to accelerate your career.

- Flexible Working  – We support a balanced work-life approach that blends office collaboration, home working and on-site client engagement.

Join our talent pipeline.

If you're passionate about tackling complex environmental challenges and would like to be considered for potential future opportunities at AECOM, we'd welcome your expression of interest. Apply to this advert to share your skills, experience and career aspirations as we prepare for future programmes.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

- Knowledge and experience of the Flood & Coastal Risk Management sector.

- Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as civil engineering, environmental science, geography, coastal engineering, hydrology, project management or a related subject.

- Relevant experience within a consultancy, contractor, public sector organisation, local authority, regulator or infrastructure delivery environment.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities so, if you're an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable adjustment to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

Additional Information

Submission of an expression of interest does not guarantee an interview or position, and any future recruitment will depend on project requirements and available opportunities.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address  [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.