SSA Recruitment Group
Engineering & Technical Director
Job Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
My client has an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering & Technical Director to join them in their H/O in North London. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering Background.
Key Accountabilities to include but not limited to:
- Working with the team to ensure the delivery teams (Planning, Design, Bid Reviews, Temporary Works, Document Control, and Business Development) are suitably skilled and experienced to deliver a first-class service
- Encourage engineering innovation and value engineering during the design and construction process to reduce site-based construction activity
- Share and capture innovation / VE across the business
- Manage the Design Managers outputs and standards, undertaking peer reviews
- Produce and maintain Design Standards to meet the business needs
- Advise, select, and appoint designers on D&B schemes
- Review design novation agreements and successfully facilitate appointment of designers
- Provide technical expertise across all projects and tenders in supporting issues such as design problems, temporary works problems etc
- Set a standard for planning output across the business ensuring they are compliant with the Form of Contract
- Mentor planners and review output and hold regular meetings with the Planning Team
- At tender stage undertake a pre-settlement review and challenge of programmes
- Review company planning reports (monthly including real forecast final finish dates)
- Carry out bid reviews including tender settlements
- Ensure Temporary Works are captured at bid stage by planner/bid lead and costed and programmed accordingly
- Review Temporary Works procedures, management, and co-ordination across all projects
- Mentor Temporary Works Coordinators
- Appointment and allocations of Temporary Works designers and monitor performance
- ‘Designated Individual’ appointed to manage the business’s procedures for Temporary Works
- Review the Document control process across all projects to assist the site in delivery
- Help and assist the site team in establishing a Utility Tracker for monitoring the liaison, coordination and implementation of Utility/Statutory Undertakers works
- Responsible for the hiring process and restructuring to provide an efficient and talented workforce for the relevant functions
- Lead in ensuring that the company has the required Quality and Technical accreditation and lead on appropriate Audits when required
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position
- Comply with Company policies & procedures
Experience/Knowledge:
- Ability to develop and implement strategic plans and decisions
- Highly experienced leader with a track record of leading, coordinating and developing large teams across geographical locations
- Experience in working within a multi-disciplined team
- Familiarity with resource planning, management and mobilisation, business development and tendering
- Experience in client and stakeholder management
- Understanding market analysis to identify opportunities to make informed business decisions
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrable ability to champion and lead change
- A passion for people management
- Self-motivated
- Results driven
- Reliable to deliver on time
- Able to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial work environment
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or equivalent
- Chartered Engineer (member of a professional institution)
Location: London, GB
Posted Date: 10/7/2024
Contact Information
Contact | Human Resources SSA Recruitment Group |
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