Associate Director - Structural Engineering

Associate Director - Structural Engineering Location: North West England - Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, Mold or Ellesmere Port (Remote Working Considered) Salary: Circa £70,000 per annum (Dependent on Experience) Our client, an established and growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, is seeking an experienced Associate Director - Structural Engineering to support its continued expansion across the North West of England and North Wales. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Chartered Structural Engineer to take ownership of a regional operation, develop new business opportunities and potentially establish a new office, supported by an established consultancy with an existing client base and project workload. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with commercial awareness, business development capabilities and proven leadership experience. The role offers considerable flexibility, with the opportunity to establish a new regional office or work remotely, depending on the successful candidate's preferences and experience. You will be joining a well-established consultancy with an existing structural engineering team, taking responsibility for delivering projects, mentoring engineers and developing relationships with new and existing clients. Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Salary & BenefitsSalary circa £70,000, dependent on experiencePermanent, senior leadership positionFlexible working arrangements, with remote working consideredOpportunity to establish and lead a new regional officeExisting project workload and established client relationshipsOpportunity to build and develop your own engineering teamSupport from an established multidisciplinary engineering consultancySignificant autonomy and long-term career development opportunitiesAdditional benefits to be confirmed Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Job OverviewLead and develop the structural engineering operation across the North West and North WalesPotentially establish and grow a new regional office, including recruitment, team development and operational managementIdentify new business opportunities, develop client relationships and secure additional structural engineering projectsManage and oversee an existing portfolio of structural engineering projectsProvide technical leadership, ensuring structural designs comply with relevant standards and regulationsLead the delivery of both refurbishment and new-build structural engineering projectsManage project budgets, fee proposals, financial performance and resource allocationMentor and support existing engineers, including junior staff working towards professional qualificationsWork collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and regional officesRepresent the business at client meetings, networking events and industry functionsSupport the long-term growth and commercial performance of the structural engineering division Associate Director - Structural Engineering - Job RequirementsDegree qualified in Structural Engineering or a related engineering disciplineChartered Engineer status (MIStructE or MICE) - essentialMinimum 10 years' experience within structural engineering consultancy or a closely related environmentAt least 5 years' experience in a leadership or management positionStrong technical background across structural engineering design, including both refurbishment and new-build projectsExperience designing and assessing structures using a variety of construction materialsProven experience developing client relationships, securing new business and preparing fee proposalsCommercial awareness, including project budgets, profitability, financial management and resource planningExperience leading multidisciplinary projects and managing structural engineering teamsAbility to mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineersStrong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skillsFull UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the regionExperience establishing a new office, developing a business unit or growing an engineering team would be advantageousExperience delivering structural engineering projects within the hospitality sector, including pubs, restaurants and hotels, would be highly desirable.Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.