Salary – £50,000.
Part-time and full-time roles available, based in South-East England or London.
Working from home, with occasional meetings at Head Office in Kent.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Abbott Holliday Partnership is a Structural Engineering consultancy, based in the South-East and specialising in domestic and small commercial clients, operating as a family business for over 45 years. We are now underway with an ambitious programme of investment and growth, and require a number of Principal Structural Engineer (PSE) roles to deal with incoming enquiries, conduct site visits near their location and issue drawings and reports.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Carry out site inspections & surveys, design, calc & drawing work, report-writing
- Design and specification lead for projects requiring additional expertise
- Peer-review duties: check reports, drawings and specifications before sending onto client
- Report to the board of Directors
- Qualify incoming enquiries, produce quotes and invoices, log jobs on CRM system
- Work with the board on conference calls to discuss business performance and development
- Contribute regularly to online diary to keep others informed of commitments
- Complete online timesheet relating to job reference numbers to allow P&L analysis
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, CHARACTERISTICS & COMPETENCIES
- Chartered Engineer status
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent qualification
- Well-attuned to latest UK Building Regulations and design standards
- Communicate clearly in fluent English, spoken and written
- Prepare clear and detailed drawings for peer reviewing and clients
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, including paragraph and picture formatting layouts
- Access to a car and clean driving licence
DESIRED
- Experience managing staff
- Familiarity with structural design software and CAD
- Litigation or expert witness experience (training can be provided)
- Business development experience
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Demonstrate common sense in order to scrutinise with a focus on what the client needs
- Confidence to make conclusive statements in own and peers’ reports
- Competency to be able to dissect a report and analyse it to the necessary degree
- Ability to produce high quality reports/drawings, attention to detail, spelling and grammar
- Possess a can-do attitude and work well with others in the team.
- Ability to consider and present a solution when bringing a problem to the table