Associate Structural Engineer (Sports/Stadiums)

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

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About the business unit:
The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview of the role:
We are looking for a talented and highly motivated structural engineering lead, to join a busy and growing team working on UK and international sports projects.

In this role you will:

• Lead structural engineering teams to deliver large sports projects and work packages through all stages of design
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to stadia and arena projects. An excellent understanding of structural behaviour must underpin an appropriate use of tools including automation, parametric modelling, computational design, and coded software interfaces
• Plan the digital delivery of projects including all necessary software and tools for analysis, design, modelling and delivery. Work closely with building information modelling team, supporting creating of digital twins
• Liaise with clients and external consultants to understand, develop and deliver the brief. Report and present to clients and/or contractors on progress
• Collaborate with architects, building services engineers and other disciplines, either in a lead or contributory role
• Undertake risk management on commissions, to identify - and positively manage - commercial and technical delivery risks
• Assist with developing new business and prepare/present proposals. Assist with negotiating and applying consultancy contracts, including terms and conditions and scope of service
• Oversee project delivery so that carbon emissions are assessed and provided to clients, also supporting internal carbon reduction programmes
• Help to develop and mentor team members
• Be prepared to travel nationally and internationally for meetings and presentations to clients
• Develop and mentor team members in their technical and professional development through achieving chartership and beyond
• Work within a large and supportive team, and a quality-assured environment to produce excellent designs

Candidate specification:

For this role you will need to have:

• Chartered Engineer status as a member of a relevant institution (IStructE, ICE or equivalent)
• A track record of undertaking successful structural engineering designs within the sports sector
• Experience of leading teams to deliver sports sector structural and multidisciplinary designs
• A strong understanding of structural engineering behaviour and design in different materials and a wide variety of forms to create different buildings and structures
• Experience of managing and delivering designs for a contractor in a Design and Build environment.
• A background including direct use of a variety of analysis and design software tools, and an appreciation of benefits and disadvantages of each
• Strong organisational, collaboration and communication skills

You will also have:

• High quality technical skills in structural engineering
• An enthusiastic and dynamic approach to work
• A strong sense of personal responsibility for your work
• A desire to expand your technical knowledge and to learn new skills.
• An enthusiasm for minimising environmental impact through low carbon and sustainable designs, while maximising benefits for society

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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