Associate Director - Civil Engineering, LondonSouth Wimbledon

Our client is a leading and progressive structural and civil engineering consultancy delivering challenging, environmentally responsible projects.  Providing an exemplary service in a wide range of sectors, they design with creativity and flair balanced with efficiency and practicality, as recognised by numerous industry awards.  This senior leadership role is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Development Infrastructure Team with a strong focus on delivering high-quality built environment projects. The position ensures technical excellence, drives commercial performance, and oversees the successful delivery of a diverse project portfolio. It also works closely with the Team Director to proactively build the opportunity pipeline and support the strategic growth of the discipline.   You will play a key role in leading project delivery and contributing to operational and growth strategies. Responsibilities include providing leadership across a range of projects—spanning infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management.   We are seeking an experienced Chartered Associate Director with a strong background in civil or infrastructure engineering. The ideal candidate will bring over 15 years of industry experience, including at least 5 years in an Associate Director role.

What’s on offer

• Holiday buy back scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working and hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare/ Medical Insurance Cover
• Opt in to purchase shares and become a shareholder
• Enhanced Income Protection scheme

The role

• Contributing to strategy, organisational development and continuous business improvement.
• Providing effective team leadership and professional development.
• Providing technical leadership on complex civil engineering projects, ensuring high-quality design and delivery.
• Ensuring high standards of financial management for overall team budgets, income and expenditure.
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities, fostering client relationships, and driving revenue growth.
• Working closely with other disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Driving innovation in sustainable and low-carbon infrastructure design.
• Contributing to the overall financial performance of the company.
• Maintain professional qualifications and develop technical ability to match industry best practice.
• Overseeing multiple projects including infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management and ensuring high quality and profitable delivery.
• Excellent project management - including appointments, fees, workload allocation, project checking and troubleshooting to ensure quality and creativity in proposed solutions.
• Monitoring that infrastructure engineering design principles (e.g. drainage networks, external levels) and other civil engineering aspects (e.g. flood risk, vehicle tracking), are applied/addressed appropriately on team projects, undertaking reviews and providing team and practice wide guidance and coaching where required.
• Monitoring that relevant regulations and codes of practice are applied to team projects, providing team and practice wide guidance where required.
• Seek, identify, develop and pursue opportunities for new and existing business development.
• Representing the company at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings.
• Providing effective team leadership – including resource allocation, performance management and recognition
• Managing team performance, recruitment, and professional development.
• Leading and mentoring civil engineers at various career stages.
• Inspires, encourages, and motivates team to maximise potential and to practice ethos and values.
• Ensuring the team has the skills and resources needed for successful project delivery.
• Implementing digital design tools and emerging technologies.
• Setting and managing budgets for the civil engineering division.
• Provide update reports to Directors for monitoring and planning purposes.
• Actively support CPD activity across the practice and at internal Academy events.

What you need to succeed

• Minimum 5 years relevant post-chartered experience
• Highly developed technical competence 
• Previous experience with competitors
• Demonstrable high standards of project management
• Evidence of ability to contribute to driving practice management forward
• Involvement with high profile Architects
• People/team management experience
• Strong financial control of projects, appointments and fees
• Proven ability to deliver significant contribution to practice management
• A keen interest in architecture and design
• Ability to develop new business
• Demonstrable ability to deliver projects efficiently and profitably
• Coaching and mentoring skills