Civil Engineer - Associate/Technical Director

Wardell Armstrong (WA) is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with our clients, we deliver solutions to challenging problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy and Property & Development.

The Opportunity:
We have an excellent opportunity for an Associate Director or Technical Director specialising in Civil Engineering to work in either our Edinburgh or Glasgow. They are to lead the existing team of Civil Engineers and drive the development of new clients and commissions, and organic growth of the team.

The Civil Engineering team currently has a wide variety of projects including infrastructure, residential, commercial, industrial and renewable energy. The team have a good reputation both internally and with clients and they have a strong, established workstream consisting of projects of various sizes including but not limited to highways design, drainage and flood risk assessments, earthworks and 3D modelling, and technical report preparation throughout planning and construction.

We envisage the role to include:

• Day to day management of the Civil Engineering Team, including coordination of team workloads, budget management and mentoring;
• Taking the lead on business development planning for the team;
• Client liaison and management;
• Developing opportunities with other teams in the office and across Wardell Armstrong with complementary specialist skills including structural, geotechnical and health and safety;
• Develop business with our existing clients and identifying potential new clients;
• Project management of multi-disciplinary projects;
• Providing updates to the group manager.

We are very keen to hear from candidates who have the following qualities and experience:

• A degree in Civil Engineering;
• Chartered Engineer with the ICE (MICE or FICE)
• Technically proficient with excellent report writing skills;
• Demonstrable track record in business development and building client relationships;
• An existing portfolio of clients;
• Experience of leading a team, including staff development and mentoring;
• Highway design expertise to UK national standards such as DMRB, MCHW and Manual for Streets;
• Drainage design expertise including residential, flood alleviation, SUDS, and liaising with local authorities;
• A strong understanding of UK based health and safety legislation including CDM Regulations;
• Experience in oversight and quality management of drawings produced using AutoCAD;
• Experienced and effective project manager;
• A full UK driving licenc

The position is a full-time position although part time applicants will be considered. 

We offer

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexi-Time Working Schedule.
• Hybrid home/office working.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.