Associate - Building Structures

Job description / Role

This is an excellent career opportunity where you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of significant projects.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of project team leadership in building structures projects, possessing a sound technical background, and will be working on a variety of mixed use projects.

You will be expected to combine managerial leadership and technical responsibilities, promote a collaborative approach & inspire the team to deliver projects to quality, budget and timescales.

In this role you will:
* Lead the Structural design team providing technical expertise and guidance to all staff.
* Liaise with project leads in Mott MacDonald offices around the world.
* Provide project management and team leadership for the preparation of concept, scheme, and detailed design calculations and drawings for structural projects.
* Be accountable for the timely production and delivery of reliable design solutions, reports, specifications and drawings
* Ensure all design work is carried out in accordance with Company's quality standard procedures
* Provide effective task and resource management and monitor against agreed scope, programme and budget
* Prepare and manage work programmes and resource utilisation
* Actively share knowledge and assist in the mentoring and technical development of junior engineers and technicians
* Lead or support bid preparation

Requirements

* Degree qualified in Structural engineering
* Experience working in an international design consultancy
* Minimum 15 years' experience in engineering design, in roles of increasing responsibility and project complexity.
* A strong technical focus, able to innovate and lead by example
* Demonstrable record of successfully designing and delivering building structures projects
* Proven experience in managing & leading project teams
* Experienced in using analytical/design software such as Robot, Etabs, Staad, CSC, RAM, Tedds
* Demonstrable experience of planning and monitoring project programmes, costs and resources ensuring delivery to time and budget
* Excellent knowledge of current international codes and regulations
* Previous experience in preparation of fee proposals and bid submissions
* IT and standard industry software skills, including knowledge of BIM
* Ability to communicate confidently and professionally in English with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)

Mott MacDonald is an equal opportunities employer.

About the Company

The Mott MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.

Mott MacDonald's uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas.

As one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.