Technical Director

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £75,000 to £85,000 p/a depending on experience, plus excellent benefits package
Location: London, Farringdon, alongside the ability to also work from home

We are the Institution of Structural Engineers. The world’s largest membership body dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering. We represent the best creatives and innovators in the profession at a global level and tackling climate change is at the top of our agenda.

Are you a MIStructE or FIStructE member looking to take your structural engineering career in a new direction? Do you have the breadth of technical expertise, and knowledge of legislation and regulation, alongside strong leadership, communication and influencing skills to be able to fulfil the requirements of this exciting new senior role at IStructE?

The Role

We are looking for a candidate who can lead the Institution’s technical and engineering policy development, working with our members to ensure that IStructE is a lead influencer on external bodies that represent Structural and Civil Engineering.

To be shortlisted for this post, you must have:

- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the structural and civil engineering industry
- Practical structural engineering experience across a broad range of construction projects
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations and other regulatory requirements relating to the built environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and explain technical information to a range of audiences
- The ability to persuade and influence key stakeholders towards policy change
- Senior management and line management experience

An understanding of environmental and sustainability issues related to structures would be advantageous.

What we can offer you:

- Flexitime in addition to starting at 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (flexible start and finish times, any extra hours worked can be accrued for additional time off)
- A pension scheme with up to 8% employer contributions
- Life Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Continuous Professional Development

Working Conditions:

We are based on the edge of the city, our office is bright, modern and open plan. We are a small and friendly workforce. As we move out of Covid restrictions, we are presently operating a working model of office based and remote working and envisage operating a longer-term hybrid working model.

Additional information:

For more information, including a full job description and candidate privacy policy, visit our website.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to complete your application or would like us to apply reasonable adjustments when reviewing your application, please contact us on HR@Istructe.org as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend the recruitment process for this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we urge candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applications are sifted on receipt and shortlisted candidates are invited to an interview.

The Institution does not hold a visa sponsor licence, therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK cannot be considered.

The Institution strives to have a diverse and inclusive workforce where we can all be ourselves. We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and the perspectives people from different backgrounds bring. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, disability, age, religion and belief or sexual orientation.

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