Associate - Building Structures

With a strong and varied background ideally covering, Residential, Commercial, Warehouse and Logistics you will be based in our Manchester office, working together with our North Regional Technical Director you will assist to develop the Buildings Team capability in the region.

The Buildings Team is newly established in the North of England and currently receives support from the London based Building Structures team. We are growing the Buildings Sector in the North of England to allow this support to be provided locally. It is also envisaged that Manchester and London will work collaboratively should workload demand.

The Buildings Team specialise in creating innovative and sustainable buildings, operating in the residential, commercial office, hotel and leisure, science and education, warehouses and logistics and transport oriented development sectors.

As a senior member of the team, this position collaborates with all levels of the organisation and you will be working directly with Technical and Divisional Directors to understand the broader aims, opportunities and constraints of the business as a whole. Additionally, you will be working with more junior members of staff to direct, lead and maximise the opportunities of the contracted work, this in turn helps careers and the business to develop. You will also be able to use existing project management experience to ensure contracted works are delivered in scope, on time and within budget by using all resources available.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement the project requirements to fully meet the client specification in accordance with relevant standards

• Undertake the Performance Development Reviews (PDR) for all reporting staff and support learning and development opportunities

• Drive, lead and engage in client and third-party liaison

• Set the standard for Project Management guidelines and working

• Prepare own discipline designs, calculations, documentation and reports

• Check/approve own discipline work including third party design proposals

• Understand relevant Standards, Codes of Practice, Health & Safety legislation and current design methods and provide technical support to own discipline team members

• Comply with and drive within own team, PF (Pell Frischmann) quality system procedures

• Prepare / check bid submissions for quality and accuracy

• Promote company capabilities and secure future engineering work.

• Civil or Structural Engineering degree.

• Professionally qualified and member of an appropriate professional body.

Experience

• Min 8 years with 3 years’ experience in a client facing role.

• Experience of undertaking a client facing role and stakeholder management.

• Ability to inspire people without direct line management responsibility (matrix business environment).

• A good understanding of all relevant standards and Codes of Practice and Health and Safety Legislation within the construction industry.

• 10 years’ experience with 5 years in a client facing role.

• Proven commercial acumen.

Skills

• Tekla Tedds & Structural Designer.

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Commercial and financial competence.

• CAD / BIM