Associate Director - Civil Engineering

Bennett & Game are representing a multidisciplinary consultancy seeking an Associate Director to join and help lead their Civil and Structural Engineering team. The successful candidate will play a key role in project delivery and team performance across a growing portfolio of industrial and manufacturing developments, supported by commercial and bespoke projects.

This is a senior leadership position combining technical oversight, project management, people leadership, client relationship development and business growth within a fully integrated civil and structural environment.

Role Overview

Act as Project Lead on medium and large schemes, managing programmes, resources, budgets and delivery
Lead and develop the Civil / Structural Engineering team, allocating workloads and coordinating resources
Arrange and chair project commencement meetings
Produce project programmes and resourcing schedules
Monitor delivery against agreed timescales and financial targets
Manage invoicing for projects delivered by your team
Provide mentoring and technical guidance to engineers and technicians
Ensure all deliverables are technically sound, approved and compliant with relevant standards
Maintain quality assurance and checking procedures across the team
Act as key client contact, representing all engineering services
Build Key Account Plans and maintain strong client relationships
Identify and develop new business opportunities
Support corporate reputation and brand development
Undertake design work when requiredRequirements

Chartered status
Strong technical background with hands-on design capability
Proven leadership on complex engineering projects
Commercial awareness including fee management and invoicing
Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
Track record of client development and work winning
Industrial/manufacturing project experience preferredSalary & Benefits

Salary: 65,000 - £75,000
Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 from home)
Flexible working hours
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave
Continued professional development support
Clear route to Director levelBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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