At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting rail projects, guiding design and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking engineering firm committed to innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a focus on equality and inclusion.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for career growth and impactful work.
- Why this job: Shape the future of rail infrastructure while mentoring the next generation of engineers.
- Qualifications: BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering and Chartered Engineer status required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Role description
We are seeking an experienced Associate Technical Director to join our Rail South, West & Wales Business Unit, supporting the delivery of major rail structures projects across the region.
Working as part of our Rail South, West & Wales Civil & Structural Engineering team, you will provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio including depots and maintenance facilities, bridge replacements, and station upgrade and new‑build schemes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative and client‑focused leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, developing high‑performing teams and shaping the growth of our rail business.
- Role Accountabilities
- Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary rail projects, guiding design development, decision‑making and technical assurance to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project teams, offering trusted advice throughout the project lifecycle and supporting successful delivery.
- Support project and design managers with technical governance, resource planning, safety‑critical reviews and the effective delivery of complex design work.
- Mentor and develop engineers within the team, chair technical reviews and promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and health and safety.
- Contribute to work‑winning and business growth, including strengthening client relationships, expanding our market presence and helping shape regional growth strategies.
Qualifications & Experience
- BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status through a recognised professional institution.
- Significant experience leading the technical delivery of rail structures or multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of design assurance, health and safety, safety‑critical processes and relevant rail industry standards, with the ability to undertake the role of Contractor’s Engineering Manager to NR/L2/INI/02009 if required.
- Proven ability to build client relationships, lead technical teams, support business development and mentor others in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
- Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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