Associate (Buildings Division)

Associate (Buildings Division).

A leading global consultancy is looking for an Associate based in their Southampton Office.

The successful candidate will be a highly experienced structural design engineer with extensive knowledge and experience working on a wide variety of structures. Please note the ideal individual will possess excellent technical knowledge.

This individual will be responsible not only for buildings design and client meetings etc, but they will also be responsible for mentoring an guiding a team of up to ten individuals.

The projects vary a great deal and include, but are not limited to Healthcare projects, Education, Leisure, Residential, MOD etc.

Typical projects around the £30M-£50M mark, although projects in excess of £150M are catered for.

The candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent and preferably chartered within the profession.

Specific Tasks;

Coordinate project research including site surveys and site inspections.

Prepare bid and contract documentation.

Proven ability in financial arrangements for projects including fee forecasting, fee preparation, and allocation.

Proven abilty in different procurement and contractual arrangements for projects.

Manage actual project costs against target costs and administer change control procedures in accordance with agreed scope of service.

Accurate and prompt recording of individual work in Maconomy.

Attend team meetings providing feedback on your/company development.

Apply and promote policies relating to health and safety (including CDM Regulations), quality, and training

Additional Roles;

A recognised practitioner in the subject matter of the assignment and able to work independently.

Provide guidance, instruct, motivate, and manage assigned staff on the project.

Responsible for the competency assessment of staff involved in the project.

Ability to organise and conduct several activities simultaneously.

Established relationships with individuals from other organisations, generating market intelligence and new business opportunities.

Able to prepare single discipline bid documentation (in association with other disciplines) and to have the skills necessary to present the company at interview

Other Themes;

Will have gained full membership of an appropriate professional institution.

Will have a proven record as a competent Project Manager on a number of projects.

Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature clearly. and to be recognised as able to influence people (staff and clients).

Understanding of the company business plan, and assistance with the preparation of the team business plan, current and future priorities, and of specific objectives which are applicable to own role and project work.

Contribute to the development of company procedures by taking an active role in task groups.

May also include the secondary role as sector leader with the following responsibility:-

Primary responsibility for intelligence gathering for the particular market sector.

Reporting to the Market Director (s) in the Resource Group on a regular (quarterly) basis and to a level of detail and hours dictated by the Market Director (s) for the Resource Group.

Primary responsibility for coordination and maintenance of marketing material for the sector.

Monitoring and compiling data for a particular area/sector including project portfolios, fee data, specific design codes and criteria, feedback within the area/sector.

Attendance at area/sector external functions/seminars/conferences, etc.

May also include management responsibility in a location/team.

Provide guidance, instruct, motivate, and manage staff in a location/team.

Responsibility for the pastoral and commercial management of a small team in a location.

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.