Main Details

Name: xxx
Job Title Based on experience, either Associate Director or Technical Director
(Structural Engineering)
Department/Discipline Civil & Structural Engineering
Place of work 5 The Triangle, Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QX
Line Manager Directors

Purpose/Role
To lead the Structural Team in collaboration with the Technical Director of the Civil team.
To provide lead management and oversight to the Structural team and inspire and develop the team's
skills and qualities.
To take the lead role in securing work for the Structural team and support the other disciplines in
securing work.
Take a lead role in the discipline workload programming.
Ensure the commercial interests of the Project Employer and the Company is safeguarded.
Take a lead role in the Consultant Appointment process to identify necessary fees.
To provide design proposals, professional expertise and support, working in direct collaboration with
the project design teams in competently implementing the requirements of individual project briefs.
Perform the role of Design Team Leader (DTL) where so named in the Project Quality Plan (PQP).
To contribute to the success of the company.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Refer to the Person Specification at page 4 for detailed technical skills and experience required for this
position.

Project responsibilities
Be able to lead a project from the inception through to the construction and handover phase, including
preparing drawings, BIM models, specifications, tender and construction information, monitoring works
in production and dealing with clients, contractors and suppliers.
Work as an integral collaborative member of a project team faithfully carrying out the activities that
would be expected of a competent qualified design professional. Such duties will include, but not be
limited to:-

• Defining, recording and maintaining by appropriate means project brief information from the client
and/or other relevant parties to determine design input information;

• Preparing feasibility studies and structural and civil engineers strategy documents as necessary;

• Preparation of tender information to include services layouts, schematics and accompanying

documents i.e. specifications; generally using BIM models where practical;

• Preparing detailed designs and/or construction details for whole (traditional) projects, buildings,
elements or components, including associated specifications, schedules, calculations and the like;
generally using BIM models where practical;

• Clearly communicating by appropriate means proposed solutions to all design team members and
client team;

• Attending meetings, taking, preparing, checking and issuing minutes where required;

• Acting as the point of contact for own discipline with other Lead Designers and the like;
• Preparing and co-ordinating discipline work stage programme(s) for the design process;
• Co-ordinate the design of constructional elements including work by other disciplines and
consultants, specialists or suppliers; elements with work by other disciplines and consultants,
specialists or suppliers;

• Ensuring the form and content of design outputs, their interfaces and verification procedures are in
accordance with the requirements of the PQP.

• Contribute to the Consultant Appointment process to identify necessary fees;

• Ensure the allocated project resources for which you are responsible return a profit, but without risk
to Clients, or the Company. Wherever it would be reasonably apparent that profitability of resources
allocated cannot be assured the circumstances are to be reported to the relevant Director;

• From information provided by the Design Team Leader (DTL) calculate, adjust and agree
requirements and costs for the involvement of own discipline project resources;

• Monitor and report on progress of own discipline to the DTL ensuring that resource utilization for own
discipline remains within the budget agreed; and

• Report on any disruptions to the resource utilisation caused by reasons beyond own control and
otherwise explain any discrepancies in anticipated profitability as soon as such discrepancies become
apparent.

Management responsibilities
Contribute to team and overall studio resource planning and deployment.
Contribute to the preparation of Company income and expenditure forecasts on at least a monthly
basis.
Provide support and advice to enable the professional development of colleagues within the team and
the company.
Actively ensure the fee forecasts for all elements of the projects identified above are maintained in an
accurate and up to date manner.
Use best endeavours to ensure One maintains a positive profile and is proactive and consistent in its
dealings clients and contacts.
Work with the design team on individual projects ensuring that solutions are identified which meet and
where appropriate surpass the client brief/expectations.
Use best endeavours to ensure all projects within the structural and civil team are profitable without
affecting achievement of the Client objectives. Where profitability is in doubt, this to be timeously
discussed with the Project Director.

Business Development
Identify and procure new business for the Structures and Civil Team and assist in the procurement for
other disciplines.
Actively promote the Company to external parties and in particular to organisations and people who
represent key areas of interest to the Company as identified in its Business Plans.
Work with new and existing clients to develop a firm foundation for long term partnership working and
to ensure that One is their first point of call for all their design solutions.
Take responsibility for developing strong two-way business relationships with 'key account' clients
where nominated as main contact.
Ensure One maintains a positive profile and is proactive and consistent in its dealings with all clients
and contacts.
Work with the design team on individual projects in a variety of sectors ensuring that solutions are
identified which meet and surpass the client brief.
Encourage and support members of staff who have been nominated as 'key account' contacts.
Core activities
Lead the team, implementing the strategic direction set by the Board and offering support and guidance
as deemed necessary.
Ensure the culture of the team is one of learning and creativity with people being able and willing to
offer highly creative and innovative solutions.
Create an environment within the team where people enjoy the work they do and are able to create
and exploit opportunities for self-development for their own and One's benefit.
Monitor all team member time sheet records to ensure proper and accurate recording of time spent on
projects and elsewhere.
Oversee workload programming for the team, coordinating both input and output with the other
disciplines and reporting output to the Managing Director in time for monthly Executive meetings.
• Fully implement and/or cooperate in the implementation of the Company's.
• Health and Safety policies provided on Employment and as updated thereafter.
• Quality Management System with particular regard to duties allocated to this Job Title.
• Business Plans.
Contribute to the wellbeing of the Company by being proactive in its development and improvement at
all times. Carry out any other duty reasonably requested by the Directors.

Review of Job Description

This job description outlines current duties and responsibilities; however it is subject to review and
amendment in the light of developing or changing services and as part of the annual Individual
Performance Review.

Confirmation of Agreement

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 Person Essential Desirable
specification

Qualifications CEng MICE / CEng MIStructE or similar

Knowledge Professional with more than 10 years’ relevant Demonstrable experience of

and post qualification experience including individual key account management and
Experience responsibility for project delivery. effective client relations.

Thorough first-hand knowledge of Experience of running multiple

modelling, specification and report projects.
writing for the structural discipline.
Experience of negotiating fees.
Demonstrable ability to work creatively both as Experience should be hands on
lead designer and in collaboration with a with accountability for actions
multidisciplinary team. and results.

Commercial awareness of working within client

budgets and impact of design principles and
selection of equipment on other disciplines.

Experience of leading and Structural and

Civil Team.

Skills and Well-developed understanding of regulations. Experience of working within

Abilities Ability to design creative solutions balanced multi-disciplinary teams with a
with a strong technical ability. passion for integrated
collaborative design and
Able to develop and communicate sketch delivery.
proposals, select appropriate systems, prepare
design drawings and illustrations, prepare tender Experience of working
and construction details and documentation, effectively in a multi-
monitor works in production and on site, deal stakeholder environment.
with clients, contractors and suppliers. Experience of using Revit and
working in a BIM environment.
Commercially aware in both business
management and delivering to cost plan. Experience of using Navisworks,
and undertaking a clash
Comfortable and proficient in using ICT effectively detection process.
including sketch design, engineering analysis
tools, Microsoft Office tools, especially Word and Experience of working within a
Excel. Knowledge and experience of controlling of collaborative BIM workflow
outputs from CAD design systems including 3D across multiple disciplines.
drawing programs (such as Revit).
Use of CAD design systems, 3D
Able to work autonomously and on own initiative. drawing programs (such as
Excellent project management and Revit).
communication skills with demonstrable evidence
of working to time lines and within budget and
able to manage a project team.

Excellent liaison skills across the whole of the

project team. Excellent attention to detail.

Able to make decisions in a timely manner

based on information and facts.

Demonstrable ability to work creatively both as

lead designer and in collaboration with a
multidisciplinary team.

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 Person Essential Desirable
specification

Personal Empathy, sympathy and a desire to understand Experience of negotiating fees.

Qualities and respond to client problems and issues.

An outstanding communicator with a positive and

cheerful disposition.

Self-motivated.

Client facing.

Confident.

Team player.

Ability and drive to deliver in challenging

circumstances including working occasional
unsociable hours where applicable.

Demonstrable leadership and development of

others.

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