Senior Engineer

Job Description

Reporting To: Associate/Associate Director

About Elliott Wood:

Elliott Wood work with likeminded people to engineer a better society.

We engineer for the common good – from making dramatic improvements to

the life of a town or a city, through to nurturing a new generation of exceptional

technical and creative thinkers.

Engineering is often about the unseen, but we aim to reveal the hidden

opportunities in every structure, making it work harder and uncovering new

assets for our clients. With more than twenty years in practice, we continue to

be curious. We are no ordinary engineers.

What makes us unique?

Elliott Wood has been through a phase of brand repositioning, it is an exciting

time to contribute to and embed the new brand DNA internally and externally to

drive the business to the next phase.

Elliott Wood people are no ordinary engineers. We are activists for a new kind

of engineering profession, in which technical and creative thinking are

combined, and in which our craft is re-evaluated by clients and collaborators.

Responsibilities: (assets/staff/financial)

• Responsible for all aspects of various small and medium sized projects.
• On larger projects responsible under direct supervision
• Selected technical issues.

Primary focus of the role:

• To assist in the delivery of Client projects to time and budget.
• Manage and direct Engineers and Technicians involved in projects.
• Responsible for selected technical issues within the Practice.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Responsible directly to the Director/Senior Associate/Associate for the financial and technical control of various small and medium sized projects.
• Keep careful control of all issues on a project and responsible for the technical aspects of the work.
• Report on a regular, timely basis and keep them informed of progress.
• Liaise with Architects, Clients and other professionals whilst carrying out duties and at all times represent the Practice in a professional and courteous way.
• On larger projects assist senior staff in managing financial, technical and resourcing issues.
• Delegate to, manage and direct Engineers and Technicians involved on projects.
• Responsible for selected technical issues.
• Prepare and present occasional internal seminars to the Practice on either projects, technical issues or other issues