Blast Technical Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Deliver specialized technical insights on blast and protection engineering.

• Spearhead the design of blast protection measures, including CFD modeling to assess impacts on building structures and intricate structural analysis.

• Supervise project production and manage workloads for blast-related initiatives.

• Create work plans, outline tasks, and ensure adherence to quality management and technical assurance standards.

• Collaborate closely with clients to grasp their business objectives and practices, identify challenges, and develop effective solutions.

• Interact with sector leaders within our Building & Places Business unit and coordinate with general Building Engineering teams.

• Contribute to business development efforts, including sales and project acquisition.

• Conduct in-depth assessments of threats, probabilities, and repercussions to evaluate risk severity and suitable treatments.

• Generate high-quality documentation, such as employer requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs.

• Oversee projects on behalf of clients, including progress updates and contract management when necessary.

• Advocate for best practices in Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and support knowledge management within the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive technical knowledge in security with specialized expertise in blast analysis and design.

• Demonstrated ability to identify operational and strategic needs to establish a design foundation.

• Proficiency in blast modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for precise blast wave-structure interaction analysis.

• Skilled in ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modeling and fluid-structure interaction.

• Strong comprehension of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and applicable performance standards.

• Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability assessments, façade and glass evaluations, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and fire effects on structures.

• Exceptional writing skills with a keen eye for detail.

• Robust project management skills.

• Strong technical and design capabilities in structural design and security evaluations.

• Proficient numerical and analytical skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging with senior stakeholders and diverse parties (architects, contractors, etc.).

• Possess tact, persuasive abilities, and a cooperative team spirit.

• Competent IT skills and self-driven.

• Capability to hold or acquire Security Clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model to facilitate a work-life balance that aligns with your lifestyle.

• Opportunities for career development.

• Access to technical practice networks.

• AECOM University resources.

• Days dedicated to volunteering.