Area Manager

Waterman Aspen; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Area Manager, where you will be a pivotal member of the London and South East team. This role offers an opportunity to manage diverse client projects while benefiting from comprehensive professional development support and a competitive benefits package. With a focus on career progression, you will enjoy flexibility in diverse projects without changing employers.

Benefits

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days of annual leave

Company pension contribution

Salary sacrifice options for additional benefits

Paid Waterman Aspen Community Day

Qualifications

• 5+ years UK experience in public, private, or third sector.
• Self-starter who can take initiative.
• Ability to develop and build stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage business development activities and client relationships.
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering design teams.
• Contribute to project budget management and finance.

Skills

Business Development

Project Management

Excellent Communication

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Team Leadership

Commercial Awareness

Job description

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You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as an Area Manager will see you as a key member of the London and South East team, and you can expect:

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge, and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals, supported by our own network of mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
• 5+ years UK experience within a public, private, or third sector such as a consultant, contractor, Local Authority, or Client organization
• A self-starter who can take initiative and proactively develop new business relationships and drive business development activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated, highly organized, and diligent
• A full UK driving license
• Demonstrable experience managing people, either directly or as part of a project team
• A track record of working in or leading multi-disciplinary engineering design teams
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to develop and build mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships (internal design teams, consenting bodies, statutory authorities, key consultees, and government departments)
• High level of commercial awareness and an aptitude for business development
• Experience in business development, sales, or recruitment
• Management and control of a project’s budget/finance
• Project management and/or leadership experience

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried employee, you’ll receive a salary aligned with your experience, skills, and location, along with an industry-leading benefits package:

• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days of annual leave (with the option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to public holidays (based on a 40-hour week, pro-rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice options to buy additional benefits
• One paid Waterman Aspen Community Day to volunteer locally