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This consultancy has just opened a vacancy for a Senior Civil Engineer. This role requires the candidate to take control and build a sustainable team at their Leeds office, supported initially by the team at the head office we see this appointment as a key milestone in the growth of the company.

What’s on offer:

Flexible holiday allowance

Company Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Interesting and challenging projects

Autonomy to lead your own projects

Excellent career progression potential

The role:

Report to Senior Management

Act as ‘Supervisor’ for projects across all organisations.

Identify resource and outsource projects where required

Expand client portfolio

Identifying business risk and making informed choices where appropriate or advising others as required

Providing teams with defined structures and clear direction, enabling individuals to have a strong sense of ownership and personal responsibility for the delivery of objectives and outcomes

Ability to communicate to clients

Business development activities and ability to cross sell our services. Generating new revenue streams and introducing new clients to the business, building networks locally, regionally and nationally

Manage risk to minimise the risk of litigation

Lead PDRs

People management

QMS standards compliance – establish and enforce rigorous quality control and assurance processes to maintain the highest technical standards

Ensure all engineering designs meet safety environmental and sustainability requirements including BREEAM

Undertake interviews for new team members

Generate new ideas and initiatives – obtaining buy in from the workforce driving the improvements required

Undertake assigned management tasks and identify where other team members can contribute

Embed new behaviours and manage change

Seek feedback both internally and externally

Review feedback from team and act on any outcomes both positive and negative

Challenge senior management on strategic goals and implementing new ideas to drive change and success

Understand appointment and warranty documentation

Understand your and PWA’s duties under CDM

What you need to succeed:

Degree (in relevant subject) +7 years

A proven record of success in senior level general or commercial management, preferably in a related industry.

Senior level experience of management of people and resources.

A wide knowledge of the industry.

An understanding of financial management and wider management principles and techniques.

Presentational skills with an appreciation of the demands of conflicting interests and of meeting statutory requirements.

A very high level of commercial awareness.

Excellent communication skills.

Excellent organisational skills.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills