Director - Civil Engineering

Strata Construction Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in London is seeking an Associate Director to manage a team of Civil Engineers. You will provide strategic leadership, oversee civil engineering projects, and drive innovation in sustainable design. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of post-chartered experience, strong project management skills, and a proven record in business development. This role offers a flexible and hybrid work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Holiday buy back scheme

Bonus Scheme

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Comprehensive Private Healthcare

Share purchase option

Enhanced Income Protection

Qualifications

• Min 5 years relevant post-chartered experience.
• Highly developed technical competence.
• Proven ability to deliver projects efficiently and profitably.
• Experience managing teams and resources.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategy and business improvement.
• Lead and mentor a team of civil engineers.
• Oversee complex civil engineering projects.
• Ensure financial management of team budgets.

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Business development

Team management

Financial control

Coaching and mentoring

Job description

Our client is a leading and progressive structural and civil engineering consultancy delivering challenging, environmentally responsible projects. Providing an exemplary service in a wide range of sectors, they design with creativity and flair balanced with efficiency and practicality, as recognised by numerous industry awards.

They have an opening for an Associate Director to join their London team and support / manage the office of 10 Civil Engineers.

What’s on offer

• Holiday buy back scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working and hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare/ Medical Insurance Cover
• Opt to purchase shares and become a shareholder
• Enhanced Income Protection scheme

The role

• Contributing to strategy, organisational development and continuous business improvement.
• Providing effective team leadership and professional development.
• Providing technical leadership on complex civil engineering projects, ensuring high-quality design and delivery.
• Ensuring high standards of financial management for overall team budgets, income and expenditure.
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities, fostering client relationships, and driving revenue growth.
• Working closely with other disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Driving innovation in sustainable and low-carbon infrastructure design.
• Contributing to the overall financial performance of the company.
• Maintain professional qualifications and develop technical ability to match industry best practice.
• Overseeing multiple projects including infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management and ensuring high quality and profitable delivery.
• Excellent project management - including appointments, fees, workload allocation, project checking and troubleshooting to ensure quality and creativity in proposed solutions.
• Monitoring that infrastructure engineering design principles (e.g. drainage networks, external levels) and other civil engineering aspects (e.g. flood risk, vehicle tracking), are applied/addressed appropriately on team projects, undertaking reviews and providing team and practice wide guidance and coaching where required.
• Monitoring that relevant regulations and codes of practice are applied to team projects, providing team and practice wide guidance where required.
• Seek, identify, develop and pursue opportunities for new and existing business development.
• Representing the company at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings.
• Providing effective team leadership – including resource allocation, performance management and recognition
• Managing team performance, recruitment, and professional development.
• Leading and mentoring civil engineers at various career stages.
• Inspires, encourages, and motivates team to maximise potential and to practice ethos and values.
• Ensuring the team has the skills and resources needed for successful project delivery.
• Implementing digital design tools and emerging technologies.
• Setting and managing budgets for the civil engineering division.
• Provide update reports to Directors for monitoring and planning purposes.
• Actively support CPD activity across the practice and at internal Academy events.
• Contributing and aligning with the company ESG strategies and initiatives. Ensuring any positive impacts are called out for the company to acknowledge.

What you need to succeed

• Min 5 yrs relevant post-chartered experience
• Highly developed technical competence
• Previous experience with competitors
• Demonstrable high standards of project management
• Evidence of ability to contribute to driving practice management forward
• Involvement with high profile Architects
• People/team management experience
• Strong financial control of projects, appointments and fees
• Proven ability to deliver significant contribution to practice management Keen interest in architecture and design
• Ability to develop new business
• Demonstrable ability to deliver projects efficiently and profitably
• Coaching and mentoring skills