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AECOM Regional Director - Structures in Manchester, United Kingdom
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Job Description
This is a great opportunity for a highly experienced structural engineer with a proven track record in project delivery, team development, work winning and client management. The post will be based in Manchester, where we have recently moved to new premises at 100 Embankment. With an extremely strong, secured pipeline of forward work stretching out over the next few years we are now looking to grow the existing team.
As a Director you will have the opportunity to lead and shape the local structural engineering team. You will also be a key member of the Buildings + Places leadership team driving the growth of the business across the Northern Region.
A significant part of your role will be client facing, identifying new leads and securing new and repeat business. You will therefore need to be adept at engaging with clients and other professionals at the inception stage of projects and using your engineering expertise to make a significant contribution to emerging design concepts. We would expect you to hold existing significant client knowledge and have established relationships that you are able to exploit to secure opportunities. Your role will involve coordination and integration with the wider AECOM business lines to maximise opportunities to grow the Buildings + Places business in the region.
The successful candidate would report to the Operating Unit Lead for Building Engineering in the North & Midlands. The operating unit comprises circa 100 Structural and Building Services Engineers across offices in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Nottingham. They will also interface with the other regional discipline leaders in Manchester and in particuar the newly appointed lead for Building Services in the Manchester office.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring successful outcomes for the business in the region including staff development, technical quality, project delivery, finance and client satisfaction.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Excellent knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques and procedures
Current experience of leading and managing structural engineering design projects
Wide ranging experience in Building Structures across a number of market sectors, in particular a proven ability to establish structural design concepts and deliverable design schemes
Coaching and mentoring skills and the ability to act as technical lead for a team of Structural Engineers
A high level of understanding of project management principles and practices
Proven leadership skills, including business development, client relationship management, technical leadership, team building and motivation
Sound knowledge of construction contracts and professional agreements and experience in negotiating fee agreements.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to write compelling proposals and deliver engaging presentations to existing and prospective clients
An established network of contacts with clients, professional practices and contractors in the region.
A good appreciation of the construction property market and the drivers for growth in the Region
Experience in selling multi-disciplinary consultancy services and in leading and managing multi-disciplinary project teams comprising internal teams and sub-consultants
Experience of leading and managing complex design projects ranging from £10m to £300m in construction value
Preferred Qualifications
Degree qualified
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Member of either the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.
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ReqID: J10096572
Business Line: Building Engineering
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid