My client is a multi-disciplinary solutions business that provides a full range of services, from consultancy, design and engineering through to manufacture, installation and on site project management. The business works in partnership with customers to deliver high quality, innovative and responsive solutions to meet individual requirements across a wide range of market sectors.
Role
To lead and direct a team of civil engineers, graduates and technicians involved in producing engineering surveys, studies and detailed designs for highway and drainage infrastructure projects, providing overall management and serving as a point of technical excellence.
Duties
- Maintain and coordinate a high level of health and safety within the group
- Day to day management, planning, leading and motivating a team of civil engineers, graduates, technicians and CAD staff
- Accountable for performance against annual plan/ team dashboard in terms of project delivery, resources and margins by monitoring team performance against programmes, contracts and project quality plans and take necessary corrective action.
- Develop and grow the business and resource in York and beyond to achieve the long term goal of the business to support the aspirations of Regional offices
- Assist the Head of Civil Engineering & Built Environment in work winning development and maximise both company and team opportunities with Clients.
- Lead teams formed to delivery projects, ensuring commitments are delivered
- Lead projects on behalf of clients as directed
- Ensure the development of staff to ensure the skills are available within the Highways & Drainage team to meet business objectives.
- Supervise training and competency of engineers, graduates and technicians
- Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff, and others, affected by the operations of the client
- Any other duties as reasonably required
Experience
- Professionally qualified Chartered or Incorporated Engineer
- Detailed knowledge of civil design principles and standards
- Detailed knowledge of construction principles and standards
- Comprehensive understanding of Health & Safety standards
- Experience of Contract Conditions and attentive to Procedures and Procedures
- Good commercial awareness including programming and delivery to budgets/timescales
- Communication – Good communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal with excellent technical content and written English. Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy with experience in presenting to clients and an ability to persuade clients (internal and external) round to best solutions
- Team working – Experience of team management and development working/ communicating across teams within the company to ensure delivery of projects. Actively and effectively plan work both short-term and long-term
- Motivation – Self-motivated team player with the ability to motivate others working with minimum supervision. Providing added value in addition to current work, pro-actively seek new work using personal and team contacts.
- Drive for Results – Is passionate about and perseveres in the pursuit of challenging stretch goals. Demonstrates energy, drive and enthusiasm when striving to accomplish and improve results.
- Customer First – Driven by the need to understand and meet the expectations / requirements of customers, both internally and externally. Proactively builds strong relationships across the customer network.
- Problem Solving & Decision Making – Defines problems, systematically gathers and analyses data, identifies cause & effects and establishes root causes & achievable solutions. Makes good and timely decisions.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness – Flexible use of accomplished interpersonal behaviours that facilitate in building trust and engagement amongst others whilst reducing the opportunity for conflict. Willing and able to handle difficult conversations in a positive manner
- Learning, Innovation & Excellence – Recognises own behaviour, emotions and thoughts and their effects on self and others. Has a quest for knowledge; demonstrates curiosity to learn. Uses external contacts to maximize the flow of ideas into the company.
- Vision & Purpose – Understands and shares the larger purpose of the organisation. Collaborates with others to orchestrate cross team working to achieve optimal results. Aligns the company’s aspirations with the personal goals of employees.
- Corporate & Social Responsibility – Recognises the value of and takes ownership for communicating targets, progress and results. Knows the competition and is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the market place. Acts responsibly in considering the local environment and wider community.
- Coaching, Mentoring & Development – Creates a climate and support framework which enables individuals to learn and develop. Acts as a coach and mentor. Provides constructive feedback to support development. Recognises individual potential and provides appropriate opportunities for development.
- Managing Change – Develops a clear road map and provides time and resources to lead and implement change. Builds business processes and thinks systematically.
If you would like any more information and would like to discuss further please don’t hesitate in contacting James Dawson – Director – on 01274 505696 / 07850602097 or email your CV to james.dawson@pmdrs.co.uk
