Associate Director (Bridges) - Cork
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director to join our thriving Bridge Design Team in Cork, AtkinsRéalis Ireland.
This role offers an outstanding opportunity for career advancement with a substantial portfolio of secured projects and a robust pipeline of exciting ventures.
The successful candidate will have the potential to progress to Technical Director with support from our senior management team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and manage a local team of Bridge engineering professionals.
* Drive business development and manage tender bids for professional services contracts.
* Conduct short, medium, and long-term resource planning to ensure project success.
* Provide design input and oversee the delivery of structural aspects of projects.
* Manage medium and large-sized projects, ensuring quality, timelines, and budgets are delivered.
* Effectively communicate with internal and external parties, including clients and stakeholders.
* Mentor and develop junior team members.
* Assist in undertaking the duties of the Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP).
Desirable Skills and Attributes:
* Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking, with a flexible approach.
* Proven ability to lead projects from a technical perspective.
* Experience in client-facing roles with excellent communication skills.
* Previous staff management experience.
* Proactive approach with a track record of delivering high-quality services to clients in both the public and private sectors.
* Extensive knowledge and experience in bridge design, inspection, assessment, and rehabilitation.
* Proficient in Eurocodes and structural analysis software (MIDAS Civil or LUSAS).
* Experience in the design and refurbishment of concrete, steel, and masonry structures.
* Proven experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
* Ireland and/or UK experience.
Requirements:
* A Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
* Relevant experience as Bridge / Senior Bridge Engineer, on Irish projects post-graduation.
* Chartered Bridge Engineer (CEng, MIStructE, or equivalent).
About Us:
We put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy.
We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients.
We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas.
We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop.
To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.
We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.