- Full-time
- Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM Services SAS
- Business Line: Water
- Work Location Model: On-Site
- Operating Group: Group Support
- Primary Location: CO - Bogota, Colombia - Carrera 11 #

Company Description

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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 integral 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.

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Job Description

AECOM's Enterprise Capabilities is seeking an experienced and bilingual Associate Director – Plumbing Engineering (Data Centers) to join our Plumbing Engineering team in Medellin, Colombia. This role will be pivotal in designing fire plumbing systems, particularly for Data Centers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Lead design for domestic cold/hot water, sanitary, vent, stormwater, roof drainage, and specialty/process systems.
- Produce basis-of-design, load calculations, pump/tank sizing, water hammer control,



equipment selection, specifications, P&IDs;, and coordinated Revit models.
- Apply IPC/UPC or client-specified plumbing codes and applicable standards; integrate cross-discipline and site utility constraints.
- Develop redundancy and maintainability strategies.
- Coordinate with architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, and fire disciplines to eliminate clashes and ensure maintainable layouts.
- Lead QA/QC and design reviews; manage RFIs, submittals, and technical clarifications during procurement and construction.
- Support commissioning, start-up, flushing/disinfection, testing, and turnover documentation; assist with O&M; package content.
- Standardize details, specifications, calculation templates, and model content; drive continuous improvement and digital workflows.
- Manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk; contribute to proposals, resourcing plans, and multi-site delivery strategies.
- Mentor and develop engineers/designers; promote safety, quality, and information management best practices.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Public Health, Sanitary, or related engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of plumbing/process utility design experience, including 5+ years on mission-critical/Data Center projects.
- Strong command of IPC/UPC (or equivalent)



and local code application; familiarity with water quality, backflow prevention, and cross-connection control.
- Proficiency with Revit MEP; competency with hydraulic modeling tools.
- Demonstrated leadership in design delivery (scope/schedule/budget) and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Strong client-facing communication skills; ability to lead technical decisions and design reviews.
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English (written and spoken).

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Hydraulics/Water Resources Engineering, Sanitation, Public Health or related issues.
- Professional licensure in Colombia and/or international credential (e.g., CPD, PE or equivalent).
- Deep Data Center experience with process water systems, water reuse, leak detection, reliability-centered design, and maintainability planning.
- Experience with BIM coordination tools (Navisworks, BIM 360/ACC) and model-based QA/QC workflows.
- Commissioning/start-up leadership, including sanitation, flushing, pressure testing, and robust turnover documentation.
- Experience with program-standard design content, modularization/prefabrication, and multi-site deployment.

Additional Information

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship for Colombia work authorization is not available for this position, now or in the future.

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.

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📌 Associate Director – Plumbing Engineering (Medellín)
🏢 AECOM
📍 Medellín