Associate Designate

ICE Recruit; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is offering a structural engineering position with excellent career prospects. You will focus on design delivery and project management while mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate is a chartered building structures engineer, experienced in managing projects and establishing client relationships. This role offers a clear path to an associate position and partnership within a growing division.

Qualifications

• A building structures engineer with a strong structural design background.
• Experience delivering concurrent projects and client management.
• Ability to form and maintain lasting business relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design delivery and commercial aspects of civil and structural engineering.
• Meet clients at project advisory stages and manage fee negotiations.
• Guide and mentor less experienced engineers and assist in new employee selection.

Skills

Building structures engineering

Client relationship management

Project delivery

Design delivery

Education

Chartered or nearing chartered status with ICE or IStructE

Job description

A structural engineering position offering work in high growth areas, and swift career progression. The opportunity is with a successful, well established and managed consultancy, within their close knit and capable civil and structural division. Our client has a secured workload stretching a decade forwards within the data centre, power distribution and renewables sectors. Succession planning, plus unrelenting demand, means this is a career move with prospects, offering a quick promotion to associate level and then a clear path to becoming a partner.

Company Overview

Established over 60 years ago, this is a highly regarded, multidiscipline consultancy and LLP employing over 200 personnel. Their civil and structural division is their fastest growing business stream. The practice invests heavily in staff development to ensure career advancement and succession.

Your Role

Working alongside a technically accomplished principal engineer, your focus will be on the design delivery and commercial aspects of the business. You will work closely with your line manager, the partner in charge of civil & structural engineering. This will include meeting clients at project advisory stages, fee negotiation, concept design, resource planning, client care, project delivery and providing input on new business. As a senior member of the management team you will help to guide and mentor engineers and play an active role in selecting new employees.

Profile Required

A building structures engineer who is a chartered or nearing chartered status with the ICE or IStructE. A structural design background with knowledge of steel and concrete. Experience of delivering concurrent projects and working closely with clients. The position requires an individual who is adept at forming lasting business relationships.

Career Prospects

Succession planning means that you will be expected to move into an associate role in the medium term. With no end in sight for the continued expansion of their civil and structural team, prospects are excellent. Your career will progress as the division scales up. Your appointment will mark the next stage of their growth and allowing them to accept and manage new commissions.