Job Description

This opportunity is ideal for a junior engineer with a few years industry experience wishing to use their engineering knowledge in a creative and analytical way and looking for an opportunity to take a leading role with clients. This role will require you to work in collaboration with senior members of the Innovation Incentives team in team-based consultancy environment. It will also require you to have strong technical knowledge, technical report writing skills, interpersonal and communication skills, project management skills and client relationship-building abilities.

Your key responsibilities

• Leading or working as an effective member of a project team, exhibiting strong communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with other team members of different skill sets
• Writing compelling technical project reports to bring out the key technical factors of client projects to support R&D tax claims
• Interaction with clients' senior technical and engineering staff in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the projects undertaken and identify how aspects of projects meet the R&D Guidelines
• Application of advanced problem solving skills and critical thinking to apply to project execution and delivery
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients to provide high levels of client service
• Responsible for high-quality delivery of advice and solutions to major clients, ensuring management of risk and reputation
• A keen desire to adapt and flex existing knowledge to different engineering sectors and build on the core capabilities

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Engineering or Science Degree qualified. Ideally, you will have work experience in your chosen industry as an engineer. You have experience in dealing with technological challenges faced by industry professionals, such as engineering design, the development or improvement of manufacturing processes, development of new products and improvement to existing products. You have the ability to swiftly adapt to and learn about different industry sectors – such as automotive, aerospace, civil, defense, food & drink, life sciences, electronics, and have strong business acumen. You interact readily with other technical professionals, have outstanding interpersonal skills and excel in eloquence and concise summary of information. Strong attention to detail and first-time accuracy is essential. Interest in project and company finances and the application of tax treatment. Engineering or Science Degree qualified. Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management. The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Experience in your chosen industry as an engineer. Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget. We’d like to hear from you if have a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so if you have strong technical, interpersonal and communication skills with an enthusiasm to build client-relationships, this role is for you.