Structural Engineering Manager

Structural Engineering Manager

Location - Sunderland

Permanent position

Salary - Up to £60,000 dependant on experience

Astute are proudly partnered with a leading company who are highly valued in developing bulk materials processing and handling projects from concept to handover. We are currently recruiting for a Structural Engineering Manager who will be reporting to the Head of Engineering. The Structural Manager will provide technical leadership, guidance, and governance of the Structural design team.

You will also be responsible for developing and implementing tools and processes that ensure design processes are robust and outputs are in line with scope. The Structural Manager should be driven to reduce engineering lead times, improve quality and accuracy, and reduce costs without compromising on safety. You will also be responsible for effectively communicating expected deliverables to the team and working closely with stakeholders and peers to drive accountability, ownership, and measured performance.

Roles & Responsibilities

From the outset you can expect to be involved in, and not limited to, the following:

Provide line management to Structural Engineers
Monitor department performance using agreed KPI's
Ensure 100% compliance and governance with business policy and procedures
Maintain and manage designs and processes that are compliant with current industry standards and have been suitably reviewed, checked and records maintained
Monitor and enforce the Structural Engineering design process, that it is compliant with ISO standards 9001, 14001 and 45001, or equivalent, including the planning, preparation, and participation of external audits as required
Accountable for ensuring all Structural Engineering is delivered in line with project budget, scope, and schedule and is resourced to do so. Where this requires external support, produce purchase specifications for any subcontracted elements of work and ensure competency of subcontractors
Collaborate with the project team in design reviews, and that all agreed actions are followed through to completion
Develop engineering scope from quotations and customer specifications with consideration to past designs and future development opportunities
Support Proposals/Bids with steel target weights, engineering time and concept design
Support the business strategy for best practice across all areas of the business, providing leadership, mentoring and guidance to the Structural team
Drive continuous improvement strategies with the Head of Engineering and other key stakeholders: process improvement, cost reduction, standardisation of conveyors, assemblies, and parts in a standard parts library
Where required provide client facing support on project or technical issues and be available for infrequent travel as requiredSkills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Chartered in Civil or Structural Engineering
Considerable experience in a technical role with experience designing steel structures including towers and gantries
Experience in Engineering Management position
Experience and sound knowledge of Eurocodes and British Standards relating to structural design.
Knowledge of design requirements of CDM Regs and EN1090
Proficient with STAAD and knowledge of Tekla software packages
Excellent presenting skills, capable of presenting to Director level / clients Able to motivate, lead and encourage others - setting high professional standards
Committed to driving continuous improvement, a culture of accountability and results focused against measurable KPIsSalary & Package

What's on offer for this exciting role:

25 days holiday
Annual bonus and annual salary reviewHow to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to (url removed) or ring (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Lisa Parfitt who can tell you more.

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK and Europe. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful