Associate Director

Stockton-on-Tees
1 week ago
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Our client are a leading UK Design Consultancy, delivering multi-disciplinary engineering solutions in the Built Environment. They have a diverse range of clients and portfolio of projects which cover industrial, pharmaceutical, residential, commercial, education, defence, probation and domestic sectors. They work with a mixture of clients both public and private across a broad range of sectors and due to their quality of service, a large percentage of their work is repeat business based on years of partnerships, even with generations of the same family.

Due to continuing demand, they have a fantastic opportunity for talented Associate Structural Engineer to join the business in their Stockton-on-Tees Office and play a key role in leading and managing projects from concept through to completion

As an Associate Structural Engineer, you will lead the structural engineering design process, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations and oversee and review technical drawings, calculations, and specifications. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated design solutions, you will mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and less experienced engineers, build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders and contribute to business development activities and identifying opportunities for growth.

As a Chartered Engineer, you will possess a minimum of 10 years post-chartered experience working within a UK engineering design consultancy, with a focus on designing and delivering complex projects. You will have demonstrable experience of structural design and assessment of concrete, steel, masonry, and timber structures, using current U.K. Standards and Eurocodes and be a capable user of design spreadsheets, e.g., Excel and TEDDS, and knowledge of detailing packages, e.g., AutoCAD and Revit

Capable of leading multiple small to large sized projects without supervision and chairing concept and detailed design reviews as part of a staged design delivery process, you will be proficient in the use of industry-standard software for structural analysis and design, e.g., Tekla Structural Designer (TSD) or similar. You will be able to complete structural condition surveys and reports to a high standard and to tight deadlines and specify construction information, e.g., using NBS

You should be enthusiastic, engaging, and a team player with strong leadership and project management skills and effective communication abilities, both written and verbal, to engage with clients and team members

The role offers a market leading pension scheme, professional membership support, including membership subscription fees for qualifying organisations and also hybrid working. There will be a competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with your experience and qualifications and a company that offers a collaborative and dynamic work culture, where your contributions are recognised and appreciated

A full UK drivers license is required for this role

For more information about this position, please contact Sam Smith at Calibre Search or click apply

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business

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