Description
The Associate Technical Director – Building Structures will lead and manage the delivery of building structural engineering projects across a range of sectors in the UK.
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Lead structural design for medium to large building projects using Eurocodes and UK best practices.
- Provide high-level technical review and approval of calculations, drawings, and reports.
- Drive innovative, safe, and sustainable design solutions.
- Ensure compliance with QA/QC procedures and project standards.
- Oversee digital engineering tools (Revit, Tekla/structural BIM workflows).
Project Management
- Manage full project lifecycle from concept to construction.
- Develop scopes, deliverables, programmes, and fee proposals.
- Monitor project progress, budgets, risks, and change control.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams (architecture, MEP, civils).
- Ensure timely delivery of design information to clients and contractors.
Client Management & Business Development
- Build strong client relationships through consistent delivery and technical excellence.
- Represent the business in client meetings, presentations, design reviews, and coordination workshops.
- Identify new opportunities and support bid development and proposal writing.
- Contribute to growth of the structures team through networking and thought leadership.
Team Leadership & Development
- Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and graduates within the structures team.
- Lead resource planning, workload distribution, and team coordination.
- Promote technical knowledge sharing, CPD, and internal training.
- Support talent acquisition by participating in recruitment and interviews.
Construction Support
- Provide timely technical responses to RFIs and contractor queries.
- Attend site inspections, technical audits, and design compliance checks.
- Support resolution of construction-stage challenges and value engineering options.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong understanding of structural behaviour in steel, RC, masonry, and timber.
- Proficiency in design software (ETABS, STAAD, Robot, Tekla Structural Designer, SAFE, RAM).
- Experience working in BIM-enabled environments (Revit).
- Ability to lead technically complex projects independently.
Qualifications
- Chartered Engineer IStructE (highly desirable) or with ICE.
- BEng/MEng/MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Typically, 15+ years of experience in building structure design and delivery.
- Proven track record of leading UK-based multidisciplinary building projects.
- Experience with client-facing roles and team leadership.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of project financials.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.