Associate Director - Civil Engineering

Posted 06 March 2026
Salary £68k - 76k per year
LocationThatcham
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Highways, Transport & Infrastructure
ReferenceJO0000065081

Job description

My client are a multidisciplinary consultancy who's seeking an Associate Director to help lead their Civil and Infrastructure Engineering team. The successful candidate will play a key role in project delivery and team performance across a growing portfolio of residential and industrial projects.
This is a senior leadership position combining technical oversight, project management, people leadership, client relationship development and business growth within a fully integrated civil and structural environment.
 
Role Overview
 
·Act as Project Lead on medium and large schemes, managing programmes, resources, budgets and delivery
·Lead and develop the Civil Engineering team, allocating workloads and coordinating resources
·Arrange and chair project commencement meetings
·Produce project programmes and resourcing schedules
·Monitor delivery against agreed timescales and financial targets
·Manage invoicing for projects delivered by your team
·Provide mentoring and technical guidance to engineers and technicians
·Ensure all deliverables are technically sound, approved and compliant with relevant standards
·Maintain quality assurance and checking procedures across the team
·Act as key client contact, representing all engineering services
·Build and maintain strong client relationships
·Identify and develop new business opportunities
·Support corporate reputation and brand development
·Undertake design work when required
 
Requirements
 
·Chartered status (MICE)
·Strong technical background with hands-on design capability
·Commercial awareness including fee management and invoicing
·Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
·Track record of client development and work winning
 
Salary & Benefits
·Salary: £68,000 - £76,000 (Depending on experience)
·Essential Car User Allowance
· Flexible working hours
·25 days holiday plus bank holidays
·Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave
·Continued professional development support
·Clear route to Director level