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 have experience managing large multi-disciplinary tender proposals and will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities within the existing sector, engaging with 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
• Ensuring financial performance in specified areas, such as maintaining 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 Meinhardt and/or the industry at national and international levels, including government think tanks and conferences
• Executing responsibilities outlined in the firm's Management System
• Supporting external marketing efforts to secure new work
• Contributing to business strategy development
• Managing large, complex, long-term projects, coordinating resources within tight time and budget constraints
• Forecasting and planning future resources
• Promoting learning from successes and challenges within the team and across the firm
• Negotiating major contracts with clients and suppliers
• Setting and adhering to budgets, contributing to the overall business plan

What you need to succeed:

• Experience in drainage design for urban or greenfield schemes, including sustainable urban drainage and hydraulic modeling
• 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 preparing assessments for Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, and CEEQUAL