Northern Lead Associate Geotechnical​/Geoenvironmental Engineer

Northern Lead Associate Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineer

Manchester, Leeds

As an Associate geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineer, you will be a highly experienced and effective engineer, able to lead and coordinate a team of engineers. In this role, you will also act as the Northern Lead
, responsible for coordinating and supporting our existing team members across the North and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery.

You will oversee the delivery of a variety of projects across the UK, across a rangeofsectorsincludingresidential,educationandcommercialdevelopmentand regeneration. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts and high-profile private and public-sector clients and collaborators.

You will have effectively managed a team of engineers in the efficient and successfuldeliveryofmultipleprojectsconcurrently.

Youwillhavealsosupportedthe Associate Directors and Director teams in their duties including workload and people management, business development and bidding.

Businessdevelopmentwill bearegularpartofyourrole.

Youwillbeconsciousof the potential for repeat work with clients and collaborators through your team’s impressive project delivery. You will have developed your own network of industry contacts and maintain them, aiming to bring in new business opportunities.

Youwillhave developed anoverview ofotherdisciplines within Civic and be comfortable representing the practice at meetings with external parties discussing and selling these services..

Technical

• Identifying problems and opportunities, directing others to assess and resolve problemsusingqualitativeandquantitativemeasures,andsupervisingotherstodoso
• Coordinating and reviewing the production of high-qualitydrawings,presentationsandwritten reports on a range of projects.
• Self-checkingandcheckingothers’work.
• Overseeingtheeffectiveuseofanalysisandmodellingsoftwarefordesign.
• Conductinginternalreviewsofprojects
• Compliancewiththedutiesof Designer,Contractor and Principal ContractorundertheCDMRegulations
  2015, when required
• Compliancewiththepractice
  
  QMS,includingself-checking

Managerial

• Leading multiple projects concurrently:understanding, andwherenecessarynegotiating, overallprogrammes,projectdeliverables,resourcesandassociatedfeesbothatthestart and managing changes throughout project lifetimes.
• Liaisingregularlywiththe Project Directorsandclientviameetings, phone calls and general correspondence; managing expectations and feeding any significant matters arising back to directors.
• Managing,mentoringanddevelopingmembers of theteam.

Business Development

• Assisting the Associate Directors and Directorswithleadingyourteam’sBD,includingattendingandrepresentingatinternal BD reporting meetings.
• Buildingastrongrapportwithexistingclients,throughprojectdeliveryandhighstandardsof communication.
• Identificationofopportunities,discussingandagreeingstrategiesforpursuingthemwith directors.
• Businessdevelopmentactivitiesincluding generalnetworking,121swithcontactsand attendanceatindustryeventsbothinternalandexternal.
  
  Notetheseoftenoccuroutof normal business hours.
• Writingbidsandfeeproposalsandfollowingtheseuptoconvertopportunities

• Demonstratingrigourandprofessionalcommitmentbybeingof Chartered Status
• Participationinandpresentationat Civic Academyandother CPDopportunities
• Demonstratingbehaviourconsistentwith Civic Engineers ’Valuesandcontributingtothe progress of the organization
• Excellent numerical,analyticalandproblem-solving skills
• Excellentgraphical communication
• Excellent interpersonal andcommunicationskills
• Excellenttimemanagementofselfandothers
• Establishedindustrynetworkand strong businessdevelopmentskills

• Adegreein Geotechnical or Geovironmental engineering or Geology
• Charteredwiththe
  
  GSL, ICE or Soc Env, or similar
• Excellentrelevantdesignofficeexperienceacrossawiderangeofsectorsandprojectsize.

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!)

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