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Associate Director: Civil and Structural Engineering
Location: Swansea
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
An established and ambitious engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join its senior leadership team and play a key role in the continued growth and development of the business.
This is a senior appointment for an individual with a strong technical background, an established industry profile and a proven track record of delivering complex projects across both building structures and civil engineering.
Applicant Requirements
- Chartered Engineer with a minimum of 5 years post-chartership experience.
- Chartered membership of either MIStructE or MICE.
- 15+ years professional project design experience.
- Extensive project experience across both building structures and civil engineering.
- A strong and demonstrable portfolio of completed projects across both disciplines.
- Proven experience managing projects through the entire project lifecycle, from initial client engagement and concept through design, delivery, and completion.
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management experience.
- Proven leadership experience, including the ability to manage and develop engineering and technical staff.
- An established network of industry and client contacts.
- Demonstrable experience in business development and winning new work.
- The commercial awareness and relationships required to contribute significantly to the growth of the consultancy.
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The Role
As Associate Director, you will take a senior leadership role within the consultancy, combining technical expertise, project leadership, client management, and business development.
You Will Be Expected To
- Lead and oversee civil and structural engineering projects from inception through to completion.
- Manage project teams and provide leadership and technical direction to HCE project staff.
- Act as a senior point of contact for clients, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain strong, long-term client relationships.
- Lead stakeholder engagement and represent the consultancy at a senior level.
- Identify new opportunities and develop relationships with prospective clients.
- Generate and secure new project opportunities through your existing industry network and business-development activities.
- Support the strategic growth and development of the business.
- Contribute to fee proposals, tenders, appointments, and commercial negotiations.
- Help develop the consultancy’s market presence and reputation.
- Mentor and develop junior and senior members of the technical team.
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Business Development and Commercial Expectations
This is not purely a technical or project-management position.
The successful candidate will be expected to bring an established industry network and actively contribute to business development, client acquisition, and the generation of new work.
The expectation is that the successful individual will be capable of generating in excess of GBP175,000 of annual revenue through their project portfolio, client relationships, and business-development activity, helping to drive the consultancy's continued growth.
The Ideal Candidate
You will be an established civil and structural engineering professional who has progressed into senior project and client leadership.
You Will Be Able To Demonstrate
- A substantial and varied project portfolio.
- Significant experience across building structures and civils, rather than specializing exclusively in one discipline.
- Strong commercial and client-management skills.
- An existing network of relevant industry contacts.
- The ability to identify, develop, and convert business opportunities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- The confidence to represent a consultancy at a senior level.
- Strong leadership skills.
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