Associate Director – Structural Engineering – Heritage and Refurbishment

AECOM; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm in London is seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead their structural engineering team. You will engage with clients, manage projects from inception to completion, and focus on heritage and refurbishment projects. Ideal candidates are Chartered Engineers with strong communication and leadership skills, eager to contribute to business growth in an innovative environment.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with membership in relevant institutions.
• Excellent knowledge of engineering practices, procedures, and principles.
• Experience in leading structural engineering design projects.
• Emerging leadership skills for business development and team management.
• Strong communication skills for proposals and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the structural engineering team.
• Contribute to business growth within the London/South East team.
• Engage with clients and secure project opportunities.
• Utilise engineering knowledge for design concepts and delivery.
• Maintain and grow client relationships for business opportunities.
• Focus on heritage, refurbishment, and fit-out projects.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting time for AECOM as we continue to build our global business. We are experiencing steady growth despite recent challenging economic conditions globally, with an interesting and expanding pipeline of projects across London and the UK. We are a significant presence in the London Design and Construction industry.

As an Associate Director you will have the opportunity to contribute to leading and shaping the structural engineering team. You will also be a key member of the Buildings + Places team with an opportunity to grow into a role to help drive the growth of the business across the South East and London Region. A significant part of your role will be client facing, alongside managing and running projects. You would also be expected to contribute to the identification of new project leads, securing new and repeat business. You will therefore need to be adept at engaging with clients and other professionals at the inception stage of projects and use your engineering expertise to make a significant contribution to emerging design concepts.

What you'll do!

We would expect you to hold existing experience in delivery of projects from inception through to completion and an ability to run and manage resources in the delivery of these projects. Ideally you would hold existing client knowledge and have emerging as well as selected established relationships with the hope of utilising and growing these relationships to secure opportunities for AECOM. The immediate work for any successful applicant would focus on working on heritage, refurbishment, and fit out projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the structural engineering team within the Buildings + Places group.
• Be a key member of the London/South East team and contribute to business growth.
• Engage with clients at project inception, identify new leads, secure opportunities, and manage projects.
• Utilise engineering expertise to contribute to emerging design concepts and project delivery from inception to completion.
• Maintain and grow existing client relationships and develop new ones to support business opportunities.
• Focus immediate work on heritage, refurbishment, and fit-out projects.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Member of either the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.
• Excellent knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques, procedures, and structural principles.
• Current experience of leading, managing and running structural engineering design projects as the principal point of contact.
• Emerging leadership skills, including business development, client relationship management, technical leadership, team building and motivation.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to write compelling proposals and deliver engaging presentations to existing and prospective clients.

Desirable attributes

• A good appreciation of the construction property market in London with a view on refurbishment, heritage and cultural sector and the drivers for growth in the region.
• The ability to obtain DIO/MoD security clearance

Additional Information

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About AECOM: AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle—from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and commitments to environmental, social and governance priorities.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity: You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. If you require reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact us at [e-mail]