Associate Director Structural Engineer

TipTopJob; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare cash back

WFH 3 days in office

Life assurance

Other benefits

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking a Chartered Structural Engineer to act as senior technical lead on high-value, high-volume residential projects and other sectors within the UK. You will manage project delivery, mentor junior staff and ensure design quality and compliance with UK codes.

You will work with a Partner, oversee fee reporting, resource planning, and build strong client relationships while coordinating with subconsultants and other teams. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• BSc in Civil/Structural Engineering required.
• Chartered with MICE or MIStructE.
• About ten years post graduate experience in civil/structural consulting.
• Solid knowledge of UK codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of structural engineering services on high-volume residential projects and other sectors.
• Provide design oversight and quality assurance as senior technical lead.
• Peer reviews and mentoring for junior engineers and technicians.
• Manage programmes, budgets and fee reporting within projects.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client relationship management

Communication

Education

BSc in Civil/Structural Engineering

Chartered with MICE or MIStructE

Job description

THE ROLE

• You will work on high volume residential projects along with projects in other sectors to include healthare, commercial and industrial encompassing both new build and refurbishment.
• You will work closely with a Partner helping to manage the delivery of structural engineering services and help to run the team.
• You will do peer reviews and technical mentoring for less senior engineers and technicians.
• You will act as the senior technical lead on complex or high value projects and you will provide design oversight and quality assurance.
• You will be responsible for delivery of projects within programme, budget and fee levels.
• You will manage fee agreements, scope changes and cost reporting.
• You will coordinate with the other professional teams and manage subconsultant and team resources.
• You will contribute to the preparation of fee proposals.
• You will work closely with clients building relationships.

THE CLIENT

Our client is a successful, growing firm of consulting engineers who are working on various projects in the built environment. They currently have three UK offices.

THE CANDIDATE

• You must have a BSc in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering and be Chartered with MICE or MIStructE.
• You should have around ten years or more post graduate experience gained with a firm of civil / structural consulting engineers.
• It is essential that you have good structural engineering experience on U.K. projects and be up to date with U.K. codes etc.
• You will need good broad based structural engineering design experience.
• Experience of working on volume housing is required but you should also have experience of other types of projects too e.g. healthcare, commercial offices, and industrial projects.
• You need to have experience of managing the commercial aspects of projects i.e. fee monitoring, resource planning and project delivery against the programme.
• Experience of managing and mentoring a small team is required.
• You must have excellent communication skills : both written and spoken.
• A full UK driving licence is required.

Salary is negotiable from GBP69000 to GBP79000 per annum.

• plus pension, healthcare cash back plan, some WFH although 3 days in the office is required, life assurance and a range of other benefits.