Associate Director - Forensic Structural Engineering

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering and Design
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SKILLS

Structural analysis Reinforced concrete design Structural steelwork design Expert Witness British and European codes Project management Client engagement

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking an Associate Director for Structural Forensics in London. The role involves leading teams, managing client relationships, and providing expert witness services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in structural design, particularly in reinforced concrete and steelwork, and a strong understanding of British and European codes. The role offers opportunities for career development and advanced engineering skills.

Key Duties:

  • Leading teams by making timely decisions and corrective action whilst creating an atmosphere that delivers excellent work.
  • Independent research of technical publications and literature in support of assessment into code verification and assisting potential remedial solutions.
  • Manage the relationship with internal and external clients.
  • Collaborating with external clients and harnessing opportunities to engage other internal discipline designers.
  • Informing colleagues of design decisions to ensure the objectives of the company and the client are achieved.
  • Prepare commercial proposals or bids and competition designs whilst working alongside senior colleagues.
  • Produce reports, and presentations to an excellent standard, on time and to budget.
  • Presenting your designs at internal workshops and chairing external meetings with clients and external consultants when required.
  • Manage multiple projects / workstreams and assume responsibility for project delivery within agreed timeframes.
  • Coordinating your work with other members of the project team and contributing to internal technical development strategy.
  • Mentoring and assisting Graduates and less experienced Engineers whilst maintaining your continued professional development, particularly in line management and chartership.
  • Actively maintaining an external and internal network.

Skills & Experience:

  • Extensive building structures design experience, particularly in reinforced concrete design, structural steelwork design and the refurbishment of existing buildings.
  • Within reinforced concrete design experience, we require detailed understanding of punching shear, in particular punching shear checks of transfer slabs.
  • Experience as a lead structural engineer on medium to large projects including client and third-party stakeholder engagement.
  • Extensive knowledge of British and European codes of practice.
  • Strong analytical and structural site inspection skills.
  • Experience using common analysis software (including or similar to ROBOT, TEDDS, ETABS and SAFE) and willing to quickly learn to use new analysis packages as required.
  • Be a Chartered Member of the ICE or IStructE with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent body.
  • A Bachelor’s degree BEng / BSc or Master’s degree MEng / MSc in a relevant discipline.
  • APAEWE (Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence) qualification (or equivalent) and direct experience of being a lead Expert Witness for multiple cases.
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