Associate Director

About the role

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy, with over 900 employees in teams based in our UK, European, Middle East and Asia Pacific offices. We have been providing a wide range of engineering consultancy services since 2007.

Reporting to Technical Director/Area Director, this role will lead a multi-disciplined team on technically challenging projects. They will manage projects to deliver an excellent service to clients and assist in the ongoing development and growth of the business as a whole, whilst providing sound technical, design and contract management support.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers with responsibility for all day to day people leadership activities
• Provides technical support and leadership to project teams in the successful delivery of Client projects
• Lead projects liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure Client requirements are understood and met, on time and in budget
• Carries out cost and profit diagnosis on projects including feasibility studies and preparation of fee bids
• Responsible for managing team turnover targets (Team Plan) making adjustments where necessary to meet obligations
• Participate as an active member of the appropriate office leadership team (LMM)
• Other reasonable duties as appropriate

Additional Responsibilities (QHSE)

All roles include responsibility for health and safety in line with the requirements set out in the Employee Handbook.

• Awareness of H&S policies and procedures and impact on yourself and team
• Ensure all staff members complete mandatory compliance training when required
• Report any accidents, incidents, near misses appropriately

Role Accountabilities

• Responsible for leading and developing a team of engineers
• Responsible for managing team performance against team plan (focus on resource and profitability)
• Responsible for project decision making

Education and Training Requirement (minimum)

• BSc/BEng or HND/HNC in appropriate engineering discipline
• MCIBSE/MIET desirable
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)

Experience Requirements

• Prior experience of complex MEP design for a range of building types
• Experience and knowledge of relevant design software (e.g. AutoCAD, NES, Cymap)
• Knowledge of MS Office applications Word, Excel etc
• High level of technical skill with the ability to communicate knowledge clearly
• Prior working knowledge of applicable legal/regulatory requirements, codes and standards

Getting Results and Working Together

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values:

ACCOUNTABILITY Everyone is accountable.

INTEGRITY We are straight talking, respectful and fair.

SIMPLICITY Both in our approach and solutions.

SUPPORTIVE We are approachable, inclusive and recognise success.

QUALITY We strive to get it right first time, every time.