MEP Associate Director

I am an engineer who inspires people
I am an engineer who sketches, who cares about the planet
I am an engineer who shares my knowledge with my team, and uses creativity to solve problems
What kind of engineer are you?

Be a 'Civic' Engineer

We are looking for a talented and motivated Associate Director to join us in our London Studio, who shares our purpose and desire to make a positive difference to the world around them.

Supporting our Building Services Director, you will contribute to the engineering of a wide variety of inspirational and complex projects across the UK and Ireland, covering towns, cities and the public realm, and in the urban and natural environment. You will bring with you experience across a mix of sectors including residential, education, commercial, development and regeneration. You will have a positive impact on the environment, and help to unlock the power of place and community. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of industry experts, and high-profile private and public-sector clients and collaborators.

Leadership is an evolving skill that you will develop alongside your people management, business development and commercial abilities. Your people and solutions focus, communication and contractual awareness will be demonstrable through past projects. Guiding, developing, and supporting a team of value driven engineers, your skills in project resource planning and deadline management will be fully engaged and developed.

We are looking for a progressive and talented engineer that shares our values of being curious, collaborative, helpful, ingenious and passionate and who is keen to influence the people around them with the same understanding and empathy that they bring to their engineering. We hope you will share our strong interest in architecture and the wider public realm/built environment and play a key role in our ongoing practice and growth strategy.

Key elements of the job:

• Project leadership
• Technical oversight
• Quality Assurance
• Team management
• Budget and resource management
• Present externally on your industry leading work and technical achievements/research
• Strategic development

Who we are and what we do

We believe in creating inspirational places that have a positive impact on the environment and enable people to lead happier and healthier lives.

Our 170-strong team across studios in Manchester, Leeds, London, Glasgow and Dublin have extensive experience of delivering engineering projects that help to create and transform neighbourhoods and cities and bring significant economic, social and environmental benefits to those places for all that live, work and visit there.

Climate sensitivity and its protection has been a founding feature of our Practice since its inception and it is embedded in our vision, our values and our designs. We have been actively pursuing a sustainable design agenda and recognise the opportunity we have to make a real impact from our urban infrastructure and building projects. With strong values of being collaborative, helpful, passionate, ingenious and creative, our focus is on building not destroying, re-using not just using, listening and learning, exploring not exploiting and creating a lasting legacy.

We are a dedicated equal opportunities employer, committed to upholding the principles of equality, fairness, and respect for all individuals within our Practice. We are passionate about fostering a workplace that is not only inclusive, but also welcoming, an environment where every person can be their authentic selves and thrive together. We actively encourage suitably qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, unique cultures, varied ethnicities, all age ranges, different sexual orientations, genders, and disabilities to join us on this journey. Our aim is to cultivate a team that represents society, recognising the value and contributions that each individual brings.

What we offer

Alongside an outstanding work environment, we offer:

• A market competitive salary (regularly reviewed, revised and updated)
• Flexible, Hybrid Working (Our Better Normal model of work can be as unique as you are!)
• 26 days' holiday, rising to 27 after 3 years' service (plus the normal bank holidays)

We are always looking to recruit exceptional people who believe in being friendly and client-focused. We look for personal qualities such as creativity, approachability, enthusiasm and diligence and for team players who are willing to go the extra mile for our clients, collaborators and their colleagues!

We are an 'Approved Employer' for the ICE Training Scheme and offer structured and supportive training towards chartered engineer status with the ICE and / or IStructE for ambitious Civil / Structural Engineering graduates.

If you'd like to discuss any current or future job opportunities with us don't hesitate to get in touch. Regardless of where you're at in your career, we are always open to having a chat over a coffee. You can email your CV to us below.