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You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as an Area Manager will see you as a key member of the Warwickshire and Worcestershire team. The role of an Area Manager is an exciting and unique blend whereby you can develop people management and recruitment skills as well as continuing with your professional career in a hands-on technical role and you can expect:
1. A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
2. Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
3. Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
4. The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
5. Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
6. Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
7. Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
The main duties and responsibilities of the role include:
8. Proactive recruitment and interviewing of technical candidates like you and appraising their suitability.
9. Business development with clients including working to a strategic business plan.
10. Assisting Senior Management with Professional Service Frameworks and contracts.
11. Colleague management and support including mentoring, annual colleague progression reviews, planning training and career development.
12. Attending networking events, socials and CPD seminars.
13. Progressing your technical career on a secondment with a public or private sector client.
Experience required…
Essential:
14. Experience in civil or structural engineering, traffic engineering or transport planning, or related discipline
15. Experienced in a public sector organisation or consultancy environment.
16. Capacity for learning business development, recruiting and commercial skills.
17. Knowledge of local marketplace for people like you.
18. Good verbal and written communication skills.
19. A positive outlook and enthusiastic attitude.
20. Comfortable amongst seniors, peers and juniors.
21. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
22. Experience in, or aptitude for people management.
23. Ambition to develop management skills and a quick learner.
24. Adept at time management.
25. A full UK driving licence
Desirable:
26. Degree or HNC level qualification or have equivalent UK experience.
27. Membership of a relevant professional Institution.
You’ll get this and so much more…
As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:
28. Company car or car allowance
29. Contribution to commuting mileage
30. Management Bonus Scheme
31. Share Scheme
32. Permanent health insurance
33. 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
34. Company pension contribution
35. Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
36. 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community
37. Reimbursement of up to 2 x professional institution subscription per year
38. Flexible and remote working arrangements