Area Manager

Waterman Aspen; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Area Manager to join their London and South East team. This role involves managing a variety of engineering projects and developing client relationships. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of relevant experience, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in business development. The position offers career development opportunities, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave

Company pension contribution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within a public, private, or third sector.
• Self-starter capable of developing business relationships.
• Motivated, highly organized, and diligent.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-disciplinary engineering design teams.
• Develop new business relationships and drive business development activities.
• Build stakeholder relationships with various authorities.

Skills

Business development

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Education

APM / PMP / Chartered / CMI / MBA

Job description

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

Experience required…

Essential :

• 5 years+ UK experience within a public, private or third sector such as a consultant, contractor, Local Authority or Client organisation.
• Self-starter who can take the initiative and can proactively develop new business relationships and drive business development activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated, highly organised, and diligent.
• A full UK driving licence
• Demonstrable experience of 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 person 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

Desirable :

• Business development or sales or recruitment experience
• Management and control of a projects budget / finance.
• APM / PMP / Chartered / CMI / MBA
• Project Management and / or leadership role

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package :

• Company car or car allowance
• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community