Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Entry-Level Civil/Highway Engineer to join our Transportation team based in our Latham, New York office. We are seeking candidates who wish to establish a career in civil engineering. The successful candidate will collaborate with a diverse team of technical professionals on roadway, transit, and site civil work projects.

The successful candidate will join a large established team that provides professional services across New York and New Jersey. This position requires excellent written and spoken communication skills, organizational and time management skills, and a positive attitude. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with members of the project team, clients, site personnel, and office management and have the ability to work both independently and as a part of a project team.

This position is expected to begin in Spring/Summer 2024.

Responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:

• Perform assignments requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to carry out engineering tasks. Assignments are designed to further develop judgment and understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.
• Exercise judgment limited to developing details of work in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Prepare engineering-related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids.
• Work under the supervision of a project manager or senior-level team member.
• Assist in the design of transportation engineering projects.
• Preparing and checking design calculations for roadway and drainage projects.
• Drawing preparation, review, and checking.
• Shop drawing review.
• Preparation of reports and specifications.
• Assisting in maintaining project documentation.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Related internship experience with an engineering consulting firm or government agency.
• Basic knowledge of other industry standard computer software for the position (examples include software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, Inroads, and OpenRoads).

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• This position requires a hybrid work schedule which includes in-office work in Latham, NY. The selected candidate must be available to work in Latham, NY on a scheduled basis.
• The offered rate of compensation (New York locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $55,380 - $75,000/yr.
• AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD &D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance programs, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.