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Sector / Job Role: Architecture & Consulting Engineers
Associate/Director
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham, England - West Midlands
Salary: £40,000-45,000 p.a. 
Job Description:

Associate Director Birmingham £40,000 - £45,000 + Company Car or Allowance Due to an ever increasing workload, our client is recruiting a senior position for an individual who can help to maintain their delivery of an excellent service to their clients and thus enhancing their status as a leading structural engineering company in the UK by working on exciting and challenging projects that span all sectors with some that rise up to £300 million in value. Responsibilities, Core Functions: •Agree feasibility study briefs with clients to anticipate and identify needs and expectations, and develop the project brief in conjunction with others.

  • Clearly define building requirements and purpose of use with Senior Team Member to allow detailed design.
  • Review and monitor the production of calculations including QA, technical review and sign off Establish the design concept with the team and determine the programme for the design process, carry out high level review.
  • Ensure project team delivers the requisite information to assist with the preparation of the project budget and agree the budget with the design team.
  • Carry out periodic review and identify risks affecting overall delivery.
  • Co-ordinate and attend pre-qualification interviews.
  • Review tender documentation and authorise tender issues, review tenders received and advise client on appointment of contractor, and liaise between disciplines on multi-functional tenders.
  • Report to the client any variance between the works constructed and the design intent. Identify the need for building and site surveys and their relevance to the project, and ensure that they are implemented in time to meet the requirements of the project. Manage and monitor site and buildings appraisals and carry out inspections where necessary. Agree fees and extras and maintain client comfort.
  • Review outputs of Computer Aided Design analysis, and determine additional levels of checking needed.
  • Lead the design process and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost effective solutions to the agreed programme; support those more inexperienced by technical review, mentoring and advice.
  • Lead from the front accepting design challenges and giving them due consideration with the support of others to achieve resolution. Follow in full the document control, archiving CDM and QA processes relevant to project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner, coach junior staff in their usage. Act from time to time as project director, working with project team at a senior level. Undertake regular reviews with project managers to ensure that QA, CDM & risk management processes are followed. Manage client relationship, ensuring the client is well informed about project progress and solicit and act on feedback from the client to enhance the service they receive.

Business and Team Functions •Identify and exploit opportunities to win business, and referrals from existing and new clients, including generating and following up leads from project teams, and monitoring the quality of work to maximise repeat orders.

  • Ensure that all relevant information with regard to day to day management, vision & values & leadership of the business are communicated effectively to the team.
  • Encourage attendance at staff meetings and promote staff awareness through use of the intranet & other information sources.
  • Encourage staff feedback & contribution to knowledge sharing tools. Ensure contracts / letters of intent are in place for all projects before work begins.
  • Flag PI issues to the Commercial Director in line with WSP policy.
  • Ensure all company standards & efficient working practices are adopted.
  • Maintain an overview & understanding of the team workload & associated resource requirements, and work with other team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised, identify & address effectively any surplus or shortfall in available staff.
  • Deliver projects to time and budget and evaluate projects to identify learning for the future.
  • Provide consistent & meaningful management reports on a monthly basis in line with the current commercial framework of the company.
  • Ensure that accurate fees & progress data related to all projects is prepared and entered into Agresso in a timely manner.
  • Negotiate additional fees with clients where appropriate.
  • Bill earnings as soon as possible in the month, in line with company guidelines.
  • Ensure that all team members promptly complete and submit timesheets Ensure contracts are in place for supplier relationships.
  • Develop team spirit and co-operation within the team.

Requirements. BEng or MEng degree in relevant engineering discipline as a minimum standard.

Achieved chartered status together with proven experience commensurate with the responsibilities of this position. Technical Skills Demonstrated ability to lead completion of conceptual design, feasibility studies, design specifications, detailed engineering design, calculations, project budget costing, site supervision and liaison work and job tender for a wide variety of projects.

Experience of managing large projects as the lead engineer is essential.

Experience of winning work, people leadership and commercial management are essential, ideally supplemented by a particular technical specialism or sector focus.

Good knowledge and ability to use desktop IT packages. This is an ideal role for a driven, organised individual with an innovative mindset and excellent communication and leadership skills.

You will be confident in building client relationships and will push yourself and your team to achieve your very best.

You will find an extremely attractive salary and benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate. Working Hours: 37.5 Annual Leave: 25 Days Pension: Upon Commencement: Professional Subsciptions x 2 Life Insurance Employee Assistant programme Personal Accident Cover Private Medical Insurance Company Car or Allowance NB to apply for this position you must be eligible to work within the EU and living in the UK .


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