Location: London
Position type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Competitive and Negotiable
About Wilde
Wilde are one of the largest independently owned consultancies in the UK, employing over 100 professional staff across our offices in London, Stockport, and Liverpool.
Due to continued growth, we are looking to appoint an Associate Director to help develop our existing Building Structures presence across London and the South East.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded structural engineer to work to develop the London office.
The Role
The role will be to help develop and manage the London office. It will combine business development, project leadership, and team development, with responsibility for helping to further establish and expand Wilde’s Building Structures offering.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with the development and progression of the London office.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with existing and new clients.
- Maximising opportunities through Wilde’s existing frameworks and identifying new framework and direct-award opportunities.
- Leading and overseeing the delivery of building structures projects, ensuring technical quality and commercial performance.
- Providing technical leadership and supporting the development of the wider team.
- Working closely with colleagues across the business to support continued growth and development.
- Preparing and overseeing the preparation of structural reports.
Candidate Requirements
Applicants should:
- Be a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE or IStructE.
- Hold a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Have experience working within a structural engineering consultancy.
- Have a strong background in the design and delivery of building structures projects.
- Have a good knowledge of building structures.
- Be able to prepare technical reports.
- Have strong project leadership and commercial awareness.
- Have experience leading, mentoring and developing engineering teams.
- Have excellent communication, organisational and relationship-building skills.
- Be commercially minded, proactive and motivated to develop and expand a business.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
- Opportunity to share in the profit of the business unit.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Buy and sell up to 5 days’ annual leave.
- Flexible and hybrid working.
- Company pension scheme.
- Opportunities for career progression and senior leadership opportunities.
- Varied, challenging and rewarding projects.
- Friendly, collaborative and supportive working environment.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Organised social events.
- Strong, financially sound company.
- Family-run business, not run by shareholders.
- One professional membership paid.