Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

About Buildings + Places: 

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism and planning (including landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management.  This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create.  Our Michigan studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Higher Education, and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget. 

Some of our recent projects include the Shell Technology Center Campus Revisioning, the City of Chicago Joint Public Safety Training Campus, the Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track, and a new corporate global headquarters. Our Chicago studio also designs all the AECOM offices, nationally. 
 

AECOM is seeking an Entry-Level Electrical Engineer to be based in the Detroit or Grand Rapids, MI office.

This position is expected to begin in May 2025.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not 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 alternativesPrepare engineering-related calculations and develop drawings and visual aidsResearch and apply building code, regulatory, and industry code requirementsPrepare electrical design calculations, and utilize electrical design softwareWork under the supervision of a mid or senior-level team member

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.Valid U.S. Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally to all AECOM, partner, and client office locations, including project offices, if applicable.Ability to perform site investigations and walk-downs in high-voltage substations and along electrified railroads.Power System courses and interest in Power System Design.Ability or willingness to learn how to utilize CAD/BIM software (AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit).

Additional InformationRelocation assistance is not available for this positionSponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits 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 absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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 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.

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