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Job Description
Seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director to lead a local team of Bridge engineering professionals in Cork, with a substantial portfolio of secured projects and a robust pipeline of exciting ventures.
AtkinsRéalis Ireland is a leading provider of bridge design services, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership: Lead and manage a local team of Bridge engineering professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure project success.
- Business Development: Drive business development and manage tender bids for professional services contracts, identifying new opportunities and building relationships with clients.
- Resource Planning: Conduct short, medium, and long-term resource planning to ensure project success, allocating resources effectively and efficiently.
- Design Oversight: Provide design input and oversee the delivery of structural aspects of projects, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and regulations.
- Project Management: Manage medium and large-sized projects, ensuring quality, timelines, and budgets are delivered, and that projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate with internal and external parties, including clients and stakeholders, to ensure that project requirements are met and that expectations are managed.
- Mentorship: Mentor and develop junior team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow and develop in their careers.
- PSDP Duties: Assist in undertaking the duties of the Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP), ensuring that projects are delivered in accordance with relevant regulations and codes.
Desirable Skills and Attributes:
- Self-motivated: Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking, with a flexible approach to work.
- Proven ability to lead projects: Proven ability to lead projects from a technical perspective, with a strong understanding of bridge design and construction.
- Excellent communication skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external parties.
- Proactive approach: Proactive approach, with a track record of delivering high-quality services to clients in both the public and private sectors.
- Extensive knowledge and experience: Extensive knowledge and experience in bridge design, inspection, assessment, and rehabilitation, with a strong understanding of Eurocodes and structural analysis software.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams: Proven experience working within multidisciplinary teams, with a strong understanding of the importance of collaboration and communication.
- Ireland and/or UK experience: Experience working in Ireland and/or the UK, with a strong understanding of local regulations and codes.
Requirements:
- Level 8 Honours Degree: Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Minimum 15 years of experience: Minimum 15 years of experience as Bridge / Senior Bridge Engineer, with at least 10 years of experience on Irish projects post-graduation.
- Chartered Bridge Engineer: Chartered Bridge Engineer (CEng, MIStructE, or equivalent).