Senior Chartered Engineer

Job Description: Chartered Senior (Structural) Engineer What’s on Offer: Competitive salary: £45-60K DOE Flexible working - in line with the company policies. Varied and interesting projects across several sectors. Payment of professional fees Dedicated R&D time The opportunity to shape and deliver the company vision, and future of the company and help achieve common short, medium and long term goals. The potential to enter into shareholding agreements at a later date. Responsibilities Promote and embody the company vision and deliver personal and company goals. Maintain a high degree of professionalism and diligence. Be highly observant. Assist other staff wherever possible. Readily engage with Engineers outside of their area of specialisation. Carry out tasks assigned in a timely manner. Ask questions, and assist other staff wherever possible. Participate in development of the company through feedback - both raising concerns as well as making suggestions for improvement where appropriate. Conduct research, review and complete Technical Notes. Adhere to health and safety regulations at all times. Be on the lookout for relevant courses and other training initiatives and maintain levels of CPD. Analyse data and interpret results. Write reports, read and sign off reports of technical staff. Develop relationships with existing collaborators and seek out relationships with potential collaborators Establish professional relationships with staff. Engage in social activities. Undertake the role of assigned mentor alongside a more structured, agreed training plan for junior staff. Manage projects including, but not limited to: Lead meetings and workshops. Accompany other engineers to meetings and sites. Understand project requirements and complete all duties assigned by the Director. Deliver economic schemes that fulfil the brief. Coordinate project resourcing. Review project deliverables (drawing, specifications, reports, drawings etc). Undertake comparisons of tender returns and report findings back to clients. Review third party designs and drawings. Provide schemes compliant with temporary works requirements. Where appropriate, design these temporary works. Provide alternative solutions and, where appropriate within the fee agreement, value engineering. Assist in maintaining and developing the Business Plan. For example: Financial: budgets, billing targets, charge out rates Marketing: website, social media, networking Processes: policies, templates, training, technical library Social: internal and external events, mentoring Requirements: A minimum of 10 years senior engineer (and therefore design, construction and project management) experience. Chartered status in a relevant engineering institution. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Strong analytical and mathematical skills. Excellent written, drawn and verbal communication skills. Superb time management and professionalism. A growth mindset. Ability and willingness to accept, and to progress from, constructive criticism. Excellent team working and leadership skills. A valid driver’s licence. Key Performance Indicators: Filling in timesheets weekly Load path sketch / Mark up at the start of each calculation section Loading, Forces & Deflection diagram for all beams & frames Following the calculation, drawing, filing & report writing templates and guidance Monthly production and review of Technical Notes. Increasing / improving profitability throughout the employment with a target of £150 per hour by the end of year 1. Delivery of agreed 90 day goals. Any other goals or targets to be agreed with the Director.