Associate Director - Civil & Structural Engineering

Role overview

Technical and project leadership

• Lead delivery of civil and structural engineering projects.
• Oversee structural assessments, defect diagnosis, remedial engineering, and design commissions.
• Review and approve reports, calculations, drawings, and specifications.
• Maintain technical quality, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure projects are delivered on programme and within budget.

Team management

• Lead, manage, and develop engineers and technicians.
• Oversee resource planning, workload allocation, and project resourcing.
• Mentor staff and support professional development and chartership progression.

Client and commercial duties

• Manage key client relationships and secure repeat business and new commissions.
• Prepare fee proposals, scopes of service, and tender submissions.
• Monitor project performance, fees, profitability, risks, and financial forecasting.
• Contribute to strategic development of the civil and structural engineering team.

Required qualifications and experience

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer through MIStructE or MICE.
• Consulting engineering experience at Senior or Associate level.
• Experience delivering civil and structural design projects for new and existing buildings.
• Knowledge of structural assessment, defect diagnosis, remedial engineering, and UK design standards.
• Experience leading teams, managing projects, and handling client and commercial responsibilities.

Desirable experience

• Forensic engineering and structural failure investigations.
• Work for insurers, solicitors, lenders, asset managers, or loss adjusters.
• Historic buildings, traditional construction, insurance assessments, subsidence investigations, or technical due diligence.

Offer

• The package includes a profit distribution through an Employee Ownership Trust, pension, car allowance, life assurance, private medical insurance, and increasing holidays.
• Professional institution subscriptions, flexible working arrangements, continuing professional development, and technical training are offered.