Associate Director - Structural Engineering

Associate Director / Director, Structural Engineering

Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid

The Company

Join a leading independent building consultancy in a senior role focused on growing its Structural Engineering service.

The consultancy advises developers, investors and property owners across the built environment and is known for providing high-quality technical and commercially focused advice.

The Role

This is a combined technical leadership and business development position.

You will develop relationships with existing and prospective clients, identify opportunities for structural engineering support and convert these conversations into fee-earning work. You will then oversee the technical and commercial delivery of the resulting projects.

The work will cover structural investigations, remediation, refurbishment and new-build projects, including issues arising from fire, flooding, subsidence, impact damage and structural defects.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Develop client relationships and generate new fee-earning work.
Identify structural engineering opportunities across client property portfolios.
Prepare scopes, fee proposals and bids.
Build and manage a pipeline of structural engineering work.
Lead complex projects from initial instruction through to completion.
Oversee structural surveys, investigations and remediation projects.
Act as the primary client contact and provide commercially focused technical advice.
Manage project fees, resources, quality and timescales.
Mentor engineers and support the growth of the team.
Promote the consultancy through networking, presentations and technical content.Required Skills & Qualifications

Chartered Engineer status through MIStructE or MICE.
Significant structural engineering consultancy experience.
A proven ability to develop client relationships and generate fee income.
Experience preparing proposals and converting opportunities into instructions.
Strong experience across existing buildings, refurbishment and new-build projects.
Experience in structural investigations, defects and remediation.
Strong technical, commercial and project leadership skills.
Excellent report-writing, presentation and communication abilities.
A proactive, personable and entrepreneurial approach.Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Hybrid working.
Private healthcare following the qualifying period.
25 days' annual leave.
Life assurance and pension scheme.
Career development and professional learning support.
Cycle-to-work scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Chartered Engineer who wants to develop client relationships, generate work and help grow a specialist structural engineering service