Job Description

The Vacancy
Associate Director
Are you a talented and experienced individual working at a director level? Looking to make a real impact within a friendly, engaging and collaborative environment? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning consultancy shaping some of the UK's most exciting projects? If so, SCP Transport & Planning - an RSK Group company - would love to hear from you!
As our Associate Director you will possess the necessary experience, knowledge and technical expertise to act as direct client contact and project manager on each commission entrusted to them.
You will have ability to think innovatively and proactively, and the role will require sound financial and project management skills to ensure that the firm's competitiveness in the marketplace is retained.
You will also have the opportunity to provide essential support to the Directors for certain management, marketing and administrative roles that are essential to the smooth running of the business.
Main Responsibilities:

• To be the principal point of contact on all project-related matters and to provide expertise and advice in all aspects of highway engineering and/or transportation planning.
• To bring together the necessary internal and external resources and skills required to fulfil the obligations of each commission to the budget and timescale agreed with the client.
• To liaise/meet with other consultants and external members of the project team where necessary to ensure co-ordination of information and resources.
• To liaise with the client to promptly report any issue arising during the undertaking of the project that has implications either to the brief or the timescale. Such implications are to be reported as variations and budget alterations are to be agreed with the client.
• To ensure that the project is undertaken to the specified budget and that all project-related fees and disbursements are accurately recorded and expediently recovered.
• To have a full understanding of all local and national planning policies and guidelines as far as they relate to transportation and development.
• To have a full understanding of, ensure compliance with and assist in the upkeep and refinement of the company's Health & Safety Policy.

As part of this role, you will also have the chance to be involved in highlighting staff recruitment needs and to actively mentor and assist in the professional development of more junior staff, as well keeping up to date with all of the latest developments with respect to all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transportation planning.
Person Specification & Experience:
You will have the ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines, as well as hold excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. The ability to collaborate with key stakeholders and clients and lead on project related discussions will be a key part of this role.
You will have extensive previous experience in understanding the principles and techniques of transportation planning and traffic engineering, and the planning system and development control process. Knowledge of local and national planning appeal processes would be essential.
You will ideally have developed strong links with clients and have an established reputation for adding value to each and every instruction.
Company Benefits:
Not only will you be able to enjoy a hybrid working model within this role you will also be entitled to the below:

• Salary: 60,000 - 75,000
• 8% Pension contribution.
• 35 Hour working week.
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity benefits.
• Life assurance.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership.

Apply today or for any further queries regarding the role please do contact our Recruitment team for any additional information.
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.
About Us
In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company's commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people's input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.
SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.
SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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