Associate Director

Our client is looking for an Associate Director for their Birmingham office. This is a leading consultancy that offers a fantastic opportunity to lead their team.

The successful candidate will be experienced in managing large multi-disciplinary tender proposals and will be responsible for identifying opportunities for new work within the existing sector, engaging with the team, clients, and colleagues across the company.

What's on offer:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 23 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays
• Support for professional qualifications with ICE or IStructE

The role:

• Developing and implementing plans for the long-term benefit of the team in line with business strategy
• Recruitment, appraisal, performance management, development, morale, and motivation of the team
• Managing financial performance in specified areas, ensuring healthy profit and cash flow
• Procuring work through negotiating contracts and agreements with clients and suppliers
• Meeting deadlines and managing client relations (internal and external)
• Representing the company and the industry at high levels nationally and internationally
• Executing responsibilities as outlined in the firm's Management System
• Supporting external marketing efforts to secure new work
• Contributing to the development of business strategy
• Managing large, complex, long-term projects, coordinating resources within tight constraints
• Planning future resources and promoting learning from successes and challenges
• Negotiating major contracts with clients and suppliers
• Setting and meeting budgets and contributing to the business operating plan

What you need to succeed:

• Drainage design experience in urban or greenfield schemes, including sustainable urban drainage and hydraulic modelling
• Knowledge of Section 102 and 104 adoptions, 106 connection applications, and 185 diversion work
• Experience negotiating with statutory bodies such as the Environment Agency on hydraulic matters
• Experience in compiling assessments for Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, and CEEQUAL