Job Description

Established in 1959, this client has organically and by acquisition grown to become a major multi-disciplinary consultancy with an enviable portfolio of projects and a number of industry awards.

With 32 offices nationwide, a presence on numerous client sites and over 2000 staff they are in every part of the country, each office having a distinct culture, but sharing the corporate values of excellence, innovation and developing a sustainable operation. Each office undertakes a broad portfolio of projects, while corporately the ratio between public and private sector work is 60:40. The strategy is to secure a larger percentage of the high profile, public funded works which are being planned and awarded over the next five years while developing their already excellent relationships with private clients.

Their culture has changed in recent years, there is a new vibrancy and confidence to the company which is reflected in the offices. While the buildings may be traditional, inside they are well equipped, comfortable and within close proximity to city centres and transport links.

In addition to offering an excellent portfolio of work, they offer good salaries with an excellent flexible benefits package. They also offer the commitment to support any Engineer achieve Chartered status through their in-house mentor system and external briefings.

Benefits:

•£4,900 car allowance
•Pension scheme (with employee contribution)
•Death in Service 4 X annual salary.
•Discretionary yearly bonus
•25 days holiday
•Group Personal Accident Insurance
•Membership fees paid
•37.5 hour working week

The role would be based in our client's head office in Headingley, Leeds. You would be involved in a wide range of exciting and challenging projects ranging from the design of leisure, residential and commercial schemes to the demanding analysis of complex industrial structures.

As an Associate you would be responsible for large building structures projects and for teams working on those projects.

As a Structural Associate you would be responsible for specific clients and large schemes, managing engineers and the financial aspects of the scheme. The role would suit a Principal Structural Engineer who is looking to make the next step in their career.

Qualifications/Skills Required

As a Structural Associate a BEng or MEng degree in relevant engineering discipline is required as a minimum standard. Ideally you would have achieved chartered status, and have proven experience commensurate with the responsibilities of this position.

You should be an experienced Structural Engineer with building structures experience, currently working for a Structural Engineering Consultancy. You should have excellent engineering skills and experience in dealing with the day to day running of large projects. Commercial understanding of fee management and control of financial issues relating to projects is also required.

You should be a good team player as well as the ability to demonstrate good leadership skills, and you should be able to work in a busy multi discipline office. The ability to communicate clearly and supervise others is essential, along with a desire to work in a progressive environment.

Relevant experience in a similar role, working on both small and large projects within a medium to large multi-discipline consultancy would be advantageous. As would experience of large building design and project control. Design related computer skills would be preferable. You should also be a member of IStructE or ICE and Chartership would be a distinct advantage.

Key Competencies:

As Structural Associate you should be able to demonstrate competence in:

•Communication skills
•Organization skills
•Innovative mindset
•Team-working
•Self development
•Building client relationships
•Improvement and quality
•Accountability
•Leading others
•Balanced commercial approach
•Business Knowledge
•Commercial Focus
•Health and safety