Associate Director - Structural Engineering, Birmingham
This is a senior management role requiring strong technical and management skills. The Associate Director will have responsibility for helping in the growth of a team, will assist in the overall management of the Birmingham structural engineering team and will be responsible for the design quality, and profitable delivery of projects within their team.
The business:
Nationally recognised engineering consultancy covering; Civil, Structural, Building services, geotechnical, environmental and nuclear
This business has a considerable share of the local market and is a recognised investor in it’s employees
Projects come from several sectors including; residential, commercial, healthcare, education, retail and industrial
State of the art software, talented staff and a strict code of excellence ensures this practice upholds it’s excellent local reputation
Responsibilities
Project set-up and briefing
Structural and civil engineering concept designs
Design quality of team’s output (both technical and creative design) for both civil and structural Engineering project requirements
Management of team and integration with other parties to meet agreed client programmes
Identify team weaknesses and issues requiring input from the director
Mentoring and training team members to enable their progression
Implement appraisals and setting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-relative (SMART) objectives
Input into the recruitment of key staff within the team.
Core job functions
Preparation of fee proposals to be authorised by the director
Management of up staff
Delivery of scheme designs and input into scheme design reports
Manage multiple projects projects
Management of the delivery of detailed design including full tender and construction packages
Liaison with clients, statutory authorities, architects, the design team, and main contractors
Attendance at key design and site meetings
Input at management and strategic levels
Interface with and manage the input of other departments (typically Transport, M&E, Infrastructure and Geotechnical teams) - provide briefing via the project briefing sheet and monitor deliverables
Quality management – ensure team follows all necessary QA systems
Person requirements
MEng in civil/structural engineering OR a first degree in a related discipline
Chartered Engineer with Full Membership of the ICE or IStructE
Self-motivated team player with good people skills
Strong communication, analysis, technical design and drawing/sketching skills
