Blast Technical Lead

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

📋 Description

• Provide expert technical guidance on blast and protection engineering.

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

• Oversee the production and management of workloads for blast-related projects.

• Develop work plans, outline tasks, and guarantee quality management and technical assurance.

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

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

• Contribute to business development efforts, including sales and securing new work.

• Conduct thorough assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to evaluate risk severity and identify appropriate treatments.

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

• Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration when applicable.

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

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Demonstrated ability to ascertain operational and strategic requirements to establish a design foundation.

• Proficiency in blast modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to accurately represent blast wave-structure interaction.

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

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

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

• Exceptional document writing abilities with a keen eye for detail.

• Robust project management skills.

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

• Good numerical and analytical skills.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to engage with senior stakeholders and diverse groups (architects, contractors, etc.).

• Tact, persuasive skills, and a collaborative team-oriented spirit.

• Proficient IT skills and self-driven.

• Capability to obtain or hold Security Clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career development.

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

• Access to technical practice networks.

• AECOM University.

• Volunteering days.