Technical Principal / Technical Director – Materials Engineering
Location: Croydon, UK
Responsibilities
- Helping to lead and grow the materials engineering workstream through engagement with new and existing clients to win exciting and challenging new projects.
- Raising the profile of the workstream and of our wider team within the industry through publicising its capabilities, strengths and successes, including producing technical papers, attending meetings and conferences, and giving presentations.
- Providing technical direction and leadership to our team and ensuring application of sound and appropriate technical approaches in developing solutions, ensuring the highest technical standards are met and quality assurance processes are in place and rigorously followed.
- Identifying opportunities with new and existing clients, developing proposals and bids in response to tenders and winning interesting and rewarding new work for yourself and the team.
- Ensuring the technical and commercial outcomes of our projects and of the overall workstream, and achieving high levels of client satisfaction with our solutions and deliverables.
- Producing technical reports and other project deliverables to a high standard and supervising and guiding others to do the same through reviewing, checking and approval of their work.
- Team development through line management, mentoring and guiding the technical and professional development of colleagues and, as appropriate, through selective recruitment.
Candidate Specification
- Skilled and experienced professional specialising in construction materials technology with sound technical knowledge and considerable relevant experience gained in an engineering or materials testing/consultancy context, or similar.
- Academic qualifications (Bachelor(s) or Master’s Degree and/or PhD) within Materials, Civil or Structural Engineering and be Chartered through a relevant professional engineering/materials institution (e.g. ICE, IStructE, IMMM, ICT) with evidence of ongoing involvement and activity within the profession.
- Demonstrable track record of building and maintaining good client relationships and helping to win and successfully deliver technically challenging work.
- Experience of working collaboratively and effectively with colleagues from diverse technical backgrounds to develop bespoke and innovative materials‑related solutions for infrastructure projects within the built environment, and of managing, mentoring, and motivating people to deliver technical excellence.
- Strong technical knowledge of construction materials commonly used in civil engineering structures, including concrete, steel and preferably others, with detailed knowledge of concrete performance, specification and durability, low carbon concrete and sustainable construction, steel and other metallics, corrosion assessment and protection measures including cathodic protection, and significant experience of materials selection, use and specification for major civil engineering projects.
- Knowledge and experience in the characterisation of construction materials in existing structures using a range of in situ and laboratory testing, including intrusive and non‑destructive methods, and the interpretation of test results to provide advice on their condition, performance, durability and, where necessary, repair.
- Knowledge of/interest in new materials.
- Evidence of profile and recognition within the industry, publication of your work and the ability to draw upon an extensive professional network across industry and academia/research.
- A track record of being proactive and successful in developing close and sustained working relationships with internal and external clients and in winning and delivering new work.
- Involvement in innovation, research and development gained in industry and/or academia.
- Highly collaborative, personable and positive, with willingness and drive to share responsibility for managing, strengthening, promoting and leading the existing team of material technologists/engineers.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others through effective written and verbal communication, including presentations and report‑writing.
- Interest in guiding and supporting early career professionals as they progress towards chartership and beyond.
About You
This is an opportunity to take a senior role in our high performing team and to help shape it and share in its success. As a Technical Principal / Technical Director you will share responsibility for leading, strengthening and growing our materials technology/engineering workstream and contribute to the leadership and success of our wider Special Services team. You will manage and lead a small team of specialist material technologists/engineers delivering a diverse workload ranging from answering materials‑related technical queries from colleagues and clients to supporting the materials selection, specification and construction‑stage troubleshooting of large and complex construction projects worldwide. You will take personal responsibility for the technical and commercial outcomes of a variety of projects and deliver sustainable and cost‑effective solutions for our internal and external clients. You will have line management responsibility for others in the team and be responsible for supporting their development and strengthening the team through targeted recruitment as opportunities allow.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
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