Technical Director - Structures
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Job Description and Requirements As a leader of Technical Excellence, the Technical Director will be responsible for building and maintaining a core team of engineers while supporting project delivery through scheduled technical reviews (Lead Verification) and mentoring. *Core Accountabilities:** + Ensure structural engineering solutions on projects are effective, elegant and appropriate + Promote professional inquisitiveness among our structural team, be a role model for creativity + Continuously improve technical and industry knowledge within the practice + Provide visibility to the market of our design activities and technical solutions + Joint business development and opportunity creation with our architects and other parts of the business + Undertake Lead Verification of most of our projects and organise LVs for the remainder + Ensure Safety in Design is properly considered and documented + Design innovation - R&D;new methods and tools + Mentoring + Performance & Reward appraisals *Job Duties:** + Technical Management (approximately 80% of time) + Technical support to Business Development initiatives (approximately 20%) *Technical Management :** + Plan, schedule and manage Lead Verification of ongoing projects at appropriate milestones depending upon the scale and complexity of the project, undertaking the majority of the Lead Verification personally (approximately 60% of time, booked to projects). + Participating in forums and other industry related programmes, in order to raise the profile of AECOMs structural practice and continuously improve technical and industry knowledge. + Maintain awareness of industry developments and cascade to the structures team. + Oversee the activities of the local structures Technical Practice Group (TPG) representatives guide the development of policies, procedures and tools relating to the structures practice, including initiatives to improve effectiveness and efficiency, suggesting possible areas for improvement where necessary. + Produce guides, case studies and deliver internal presentations. + General technical support and mentoring to the structures team, encouraging their professional development. + Technical Support to Business Development Initiatives: + Provide input related to technical approach and delivery requirements for key proposals. + Maintain appropriate liaison with the business community, stakeholder and advisory groups. + Undertake proactive business development with AECOMs concept architects, other AECOM leads, to open up opportunities. *Specific Skills Required :** + Experience of seeing conceptual designs through to completion and dealing directly with clients. + High level of capability in structural design, including both simple hand calculations and using the latest industry standard design software. + Experience using structural software such as Tekla, ETABS, SAFE, STAAD.pro, SAP 2000, ROBOT, Prokon, Dynamo, VisualAnalysis. + Thought leadership including being a pivotal member of the next generation digital transformation team in our industry and embracing this change within the structural engineering community. + Ability to convey structural engineering principles clearly and concisely, through formal presentations, speaking at conferences, participation in workshops. + Good hand sketching skills. Able to sketch something quickly in order to show ideas and concepts. + Understanding of the multi-disciplinary design process and interfaces between design disciplines. + Understanding of Safety in Design requirements and ability to develop the principles. + Knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements, codes, regulations and submission requirements. + A good awareness of Autodesk Revit, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, Navisworks and delivering projects in a multi-disciplinary BIM environment. *Managerial Responsibilities:** + Demonstrates a highly organised and systematic approach to their work. + Demonstrates a high degree of time management skill and constantly seeks to streamline processes and procedures to increase quality and efficiency. + Builds positive long term relationships at a working level with clients and external stakeholders. + Drives innovation and design excellence. + Creates a culture of empowerment and an environment where others share knowledge, insights and learning. + Innovative skills with insight into market, design and technology trends. + Full understanding of scope definition and scope interface and ability to transmit the same to others. + Instils a culture of personal responsibility for adherence to and improvement of AECOMs standards, policies, codes and procedures. + Ability and desire to mentor and provide support to junior staff members, spread knowledge across the wider structural community within AECOMs Middle East offices, the EMEA geography, and globally. *Commercial Responsibilities:** + Appreciation of risk management and ability to communicate the same to others. *General:** + Ability to develop a full knowledge of AECOMs standards, policies, codes and procedures and ability to transmit the same to others. + Excellent command of English (written and spoken). Knowledge of other languages is an added value. *Minimum Requirements** + Proven related professional experience in a structural practice + Experience of working on large scale projects including site experience + A track record of having worked on a variety of building structures designs covering a mixture of sectors, for example, Education, Healthcare and Commercial projects. + Middle East experience desirable (5+ years) but not essential *Preferred Qualifications** + Full membership of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE) or Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) is required. + Master degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering or equivalent preferred |
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