Senior Director, Structural Engineering

ICE Recruit; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

AECOM is recruiting for a Technical Director to join the UK & Ireland Building Engineering team in the SW&W business unit, with offices in Basingstoke, Bristol and Plymouth. The role focuses on seismic, blast and dynamic loads, leading the structural engineering team and delivering technically challenging projects across the UK and internationally.

You will engage with clients throughout the project lifecycle, manage resources and commercial aspects, and represent the practice in client-facing

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques and procedures.
• Lead in the analysis and design of seismically qualified structures.
• Ability to engage and support safety case interface within the nuclear sector.
• Proven track record of successful project delivery within the defence sector.
• Proven ability to undertake structural design using current British Standards and Eurocodes and associated standards applicable to seismic design.
• Excellent knowledge of advanced analysis techniques such as finite element analysis. Experience of soil structure interaction assessments is desirable.
• Understanding of project management principles and practices to support co-ordination of technical delivery of projects with internal and external clients.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrable ability to write compelling proposals and technical reports, and deliver presentations.
• Sound knowledge of construction contracts, professional agreements and fee proposals.
• Experience in using commercially available design software packages.

Responsibilities

• Take on responsibility for coordinating and leading technical delivery and managing commercial and resourcing aspects of demanding projects.
• Demonstrate leadership and contribute to the management of the structural engineering team through business development, client relationship management, technical leadership or team development.
• Lead on the preparation of technical reports which clearly convey complex structural engineering concepts to clients and other stakeholders.
• Lead technical client relationships and play a major role in business development work.
• Lead independent technical reviews of work prepared by others.
• Be a leader in one or more areas of technology.
• Approve and sign off work.
• Mentor and coach others in their professional development.
• Have a desire to learn new skills and give due consideration to wider engineering issues related to the projects.

Skills

Leadership

Technical delivery

Client engagement

Project management

Seismic design

Finite element analysis

Advanced analysis

Team management

Education

Master's / Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE)

Tools

Design software packages

Job description

AECOM is recruiting for a Technical Director to join the UK & Ireland Building Engineering team in the SW&W business unit, with offices in Basingstoke, Bristol and Plymouth. The role focuses on seismic, blast and dynamic loads, leading the structural engineering team and delivering technically challenging projects across the UK and internationally.

You will engage with clients throughout the project lifecycle, manage resources and commercial aspects, and represent the practice in client-facing