Our client is an award-winning building design consultancy currently experiencing a period of growth. With exciting new projects on the horizon, they are looking for a Technical Director to join them on a permanent basis. This role will be based at their site either in Kendal or Cockermouth and will offer hybrid working options.

Reporting to the Managing Director and operating at Board level, the successful Technical Director will oversee the technical delivery of high-profile schemes and manage team workloads. Enjoy flexible working, an excellent pension scheme, and access to the ‘Everybody Benefits’ package with numerous retail discounts. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of innovative design and construction projects.

The Culture and Company

This business is very passionate about their people and prioritise their culture in all their activities.

Benefits include:

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’ (Holiday purchase scheme is also available)
• Company pension up to 6%
• Excellent training opportunities
• Plus many more!

About the Technical Director Role

As Technical Director, you will lead and develop a multi-disciplined team of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors, working with a range of clients on a broad spectrum of projects.

Other responsibilities include:

• Work with clients to understand their requirements and translate these into innovative design solutions
• Autonomously manage teams, projects and resources to meet objectives and manage fluctuating workloads
• Be responsible for the completion of specifically assigned tasks to programme and budget
• Prepare specifications, tender and contract documents and support the construction process
• Ensure compliance with business management standards set in the company's quality, safety and environmental policies and procedures
• Actively progress business development opportunities and maintain good existing client relationships
• Prepare and present progress and technical reports for discussion at client and key stakeholder meetings

About You – The Technical Director

As Technical Director, you will be a construction design professional (ARB/RIBA/CEng/RICS) and be fully competent in the conceptual and detailed design of projects, with the ability to adhere to defined business and discipline processes, standards and deadlines.

Other requirements include:

• A sound knowledge and experience of dealing with statutory section agreements
• Significant experience in managing project delivery and managing people providing leadership within an engineering consultancy
• Skilled in leading and coordinating detailed designs and specifications using AutoCAD, Revit, Tedds, Tekla Structural Designer or similar software packages
• Proficient at resource and financial management with the ability to work with clients to produce required scopes of works and fee proposals

Thank you for your application!

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