Associate Director of Structural Engineering

  • Cardiff
  • Permanent / Full Time
Civil / Structural / Design
£70000 - £80000 per year plus bonus, generous package & benefits
Job ref: 642154

Cardiff – £70,000 – £80,000pa – Hybrid/Flexible – Generous Benefits & Support
  
Are you an experienced, technically competent structural engineer capable of leading, inspiring, and shaping a team?
  
Do you have a head for business, an enthusiasm for business development and the know-how to drive a busy structural department forward?
  
Do you want to work for a busy and thriving local multi-disciplinary consultancy who value their staff and play to their strengths?
  
Then we would like to speak to you.
  
The Role
  
As Associate Director, reporting to the MD, you’ll become a vital and valued member of the higher management team. You will have the opportunity to really make the role and the department your own and play to your strengths. A healthy pipeline of work will keep you engaged and on-your-toes as you lead and develop the team from the front. The role will consist a mix of technical design, team management and growth, business development and work winning, and wider business involvement.
  
Responsibilities:

  • Managing the structural team and leading department recruitment
  • Delegating workloads and overseeing its completion and delivery
  • Liaising interdepartmentally and with fellow Associate Directors
  • Ensuring projects are delivered on time to exceptional standards
  • Involvement in business development and winning new work
  • Liaising with clients and stakeholders and the face of the department
  • Involvement in staff training and professional development
  • Contributing to wider business development decisions
  • Being hands on with projects where needed, bringing your technical competence to the forefront

Requirements
  
The ideal applicant will be a skilled IstructE Chartered Structural Engineer and: 

  • Degree qualified
  • Chartered with IstructE
  • High level of technical competency
  • Buildings-oriented
  • Familiar with BIM and Revit
  • Experienced managing a team
  • Thrives in a busy, bustling environment
  • Experienced in business development (desirable but not essential)
  • Familiar with Data centres (desirable but not essential)

What’s in it for me?
  
As well as a generous salary and package, negotiable depending on experience, the successful candidate can also expect:  

  • Hugely diverse range of projects
  • Hybrid and flexible/agile working
  • 24 Days holiday (increasing with service)
  • 7% Pension contribution
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Life Insurance Cover
  • Life Assurance at 75% of salary
  • Professional fees covered
  • Lots of training and support
  • Weekly wellbeing activities

The Company
  
Established for over 30 years, you’ll be working for a thriving, local multi-disciplinary consultancy based in the stunning city of Cardiff. You will be joining a busy, growing team of professionals, offering Structural, Major Civils, Drainage, Water and Digital Engineering services across all sectors, from high tech data centres to large scale water projects. There is plenty of interesting work to get involved in, with a healthy and stable future pipeline secured through a number of frameworks. Valuing their people above all else, the team are directly involved in shaping and directing the business, with ample training, support and recognition provided along the way. They have well-equipped offices, conveniently located within proximity to public transport links and local amenities, with parking also available on site.

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