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Job Summary

Introba is seeking an Associate Principal, Mechanical for their Oxford location. The Associate Principal forms a viable part of the Introbal leadership team and is responsible for managing their respective Project Design Team. The Associate Principal provides leadership, technical support, and management resources essential to Introba for design decision-making and team management accountability.

The Associate Principal:
•Works with the Introba’s Leadership Team to control and coordinate business development, sales/marketing, team targets, team personnel, technical design and related activities.
•Develops, establishes, and administers procedures and systems pertaining to team management matters.
•Prepares work load, sales forecasts and team resources/schedule for administrative and managerial functions.
•Serves as the principle liaison with selected clients or major projects.
•Upholds and maintains Introba’s design standards and will be responsible for engineering, specifications, documentation, standardization, quality assurance, cost and value analysis and the broader aspects of building services (plus role of Managing Consultant as required).

The Associate Principal will be fully responsible and accountable for their design team. The Associate Principal will review staffing regularly and distribute tasks effectively and consistent with staff skill sets. The Associate Principal will work with Human Resources and make recommendations for staff hiring, terminations, and issues related to performance discipline.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

Marketing

• Represent Introba at meetings with project clients and other project stakeholders as required.

• Meet or exceed specific revenue targets on an annual basis as identified by the Senior Director within the annual strategic business plan.

• Identify new project opportunities and work with the marketing team to write and deliver proposals.

• Responsible for implementation of strategic business plan as prepared by the Director.

People

• Provide the Management Team with staff performance criteria and information on all design staff.

• Meet regularly with all team members to ensure issues are identified and action plans are in place.

• Conduct team semi-annual performance reviews.

• Keep track of design team vacation time and schedules.

• Recommend training requirements to Human Resources.

• Provide input to Human Resources on all design team employment issues.

• Utilize leadership skills and motivation techniques to maximize employee productivity and satisfaction.

Financial

• Provide workload forecasting as new projects are secured and provide progress analysis regarding prospective unsecured projects.

• Ensure Deltek Financial system is updated with project plans on a regular basis.

• Recommend distribution of new work based on staff availability as established by the team workload requirements.

Technical

• Effect and implement programs to improve the quality of our service, products and systems to meet client's requirements and expectations and to minimize costs and maximize the company's competitive position.

• Instill the concept of quality being the responsibility of every design team member.

• Train staff in all phases of design process to ensure continuation of technical design operation when absent from the office or when staff is on vacation.

• Promote quality issues with all members and in particular ensures that the quality control function is effectively performed.

• Direct the quality assurance and control programs in the office.

• Keep current on new developments in innovative design; included in this is participating in seminars and / or professional associations, attend trade shows relevant to company’s interests.

• Company representative at related association meetings.

• Assure adequate field review services are provided to ensure adherence of contract documents.

• Effect studies to determine cause, effect, and corrective actions required to remedy deviations impairing desired standards.

• Conversant with codes of practice and standards.

Measures of Performance:

• Client satisfaction on all projects.

• Project financial performance (when acting as PM).

• Turnovers of team members.

• Awards and recognitions from peer groups.

• Involvement in innovative ideas/trends in the engineering industry.

• Consistently demonstrates the ability to recognize and deal with priorities.

• Completes commitments in an accurate and timely manner.

• Resolves team management problems promptly.  Any unresolved problem will be presented with a complete suggested solution to the Director.

• The measurable positive impact of engineering and quality control on the services of the company to its clients and the company's ability to improve its competitive effectiveness in the marketplace.

• Attends all meetings as scheduled or as required.

• Cooperates and works closely with Director and all staff members.

• Meets or exceeds the financial monthly and yearly revenue and cost targets for projects they oversee.

Core Competencies:

• Upholds and is a champion of the core values of the company.

Positivity and Solution Seeking

• Positive and active participation in groups.

• Generates creative ideas and positive attitude.

• Resolves conflicts.

Leadership and Personal Qualities

• Adaptable and develops skills as necessary for work

• Loyal and trustworthy. 

• Produces good standard of work and usually conforms to procedures, etc.

Technical Ability/Qualifications

• Fully conversant with codes of practice and Standards.

• Responsible for day to day running/technical aspects of a series of sizeable projects; knows own limitations and limitations of those working for him/her.

Thinks Commercially

• Maintains profitability.

• Delivers job on time and within budget.

• Builds relationships with peer group clients, seeks proposals and develops a business acumen.

Brings in New Work

• Understands the need to generate new work.

• Prepared to network and seek opportunities.

Proactivity and Commercial Awareness

• Seeks responsibilities and grasps new leads.

• Usually keeps promises and warns if not possible.

• Knows when to do things and how far to proceed.

Foresight and Planning

• Sets goals, tracks progress and reports.

• Understands and is able to communicate firm's vision and goals.

Organization and Prioritization

• Organizes good work processes in advance; exceeds expected requirements for scheduling.

• Defines desired results, guidelines, resources, accountability and consequences; follows up with goal setting.

• Handles many issues or projects simultaneously with appropriate prioritization.

Listening and Communication

• Active listener: makes others feel comfortable in expressing themselves.

• Communicates, working harmoniously with the internal team and external stakeholders.

Business Development

• Assistance and implementation of action plans for business growth.

Workforce Management and Forecasting

• Prepare and issue schedules for operations reporting and making recommendations.

• Supervision and preparation of design requirements with responsibility for hiring, training, developing, and discharging.

Quality Control

• Monitoring and assurance consistent with Introba’s corporate requirements, standards and guidelines.

• Review and recommend design process to ensure alignment with company policies and seek and recommend improvements and further efficiencies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of specific (Mechanical/Electrical, etc.), building systems design and/or sustainable design experience.

• Superior interpersonal skills with clients and staff.

• Active Listener.

• Communication and coaching skills.

• Project management experience.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng, PEng, PE or equivalent).

• Upholds, lives, and delivers the core values of the company.

 

Additional Information

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With offices across the UK, Australia, Canada, US, and Serbia staffed by engineers, planners, designers, and consultants, we are always looking for top talent to join our ranks.

As an Introba team member, you'll enjoy competitive pay, top-notch wellbeing benefits, and a mental health support programme. Our hybrid work model and flexible hours promote a healthy work-life balance.

We invest in your career growth with peer mentoring, soft skills training, CPD programmes, and individual development plans supported by a generous training budget.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values for us. Our Employee Resource Groups offer social, educational, and outreach opportunities.

Sustainability drives our work. We've spearheaded initiatives like LETI and authored guides for CIBSE towards a zero-carbon future.