Technical Manager/Director in Manchester

Let’s transform society together. We’re Sweco, Europe’s leading design, engineering and environmental consultancy, and we have an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to lead our Civil & Structural engineering team focusing on the Energy Sector. The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving our growth, setting strategic goals, managing client relationships, and ensuring excellence in delivery of our services.

As Team Manager, you will need to be either at Technical Manager/Technical Director grade, providing leadership, technical expertise, and strategic direction to your team. You will have responsibility for managing a diverse portfolio of projects and developing and maintaining client relationships, as well as Profit & Loss for your team and your projects.

At Sweco, we are committed to creating a sustainable future through our core behaviours, effective collaboration, and innovative solutions. We have a wide range of in-house technical engineering and environmental designers who collaborate on various projects and sectors. Every team’s consultants are empowered to ensure their expertise makes a difference by understanding the client’s business and needs. We want to be our clients’ most trusted partner, solving any challenge, no matter the scale or location.

This role will be based at our Manchester office and can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office/on site and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the team of Civil & Structural Engineers & Technicians. Provide technical and pastoral mentorship to help them meet their development goals.
• Strategic Leadership: Set and implement strategic objectives for the team. Feed into the strategic growth in the Energy sector.
• Technical Expertise: Provide high-level technical guidance and oversight to the team. Act as the technical authority and discipline lead.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Lead engagement efforts with key stakeholders, including clients, regulatory bodies, and industry partners, fostering collaborative relationships.
• Project Oversight: Manage and mentor the team ensuring project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.
• Business Development: Identify and pursue new opportunities for business growth, expanding Sweco’s market presence.
• Thought Leadership: Represent Sweco in industry forums, conferences, and publications, showcasing our expertise and thought leadership.

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil or Structural Engineering, preferably with chartered status.
• Professional Experience: Extensive experience (ideally 15+ years) in consulting engineering, with a proven track record of leadership on complex projects.
• Technical Skills: In-depth experience of Civil and/or Structural Engineering in a consultancy environment. Experience in onshore wind or solar, BESS would be advantageous.
• Communication Skills: Superior verbal and written communication skills, capable of influencing and inspiring diverse audiences.
• Project Management: Strong experience in managing large-scale multi-disciplinary projects, including budgeting, timelines, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• A willingness to travel to meet and support our teams and clients across the UK.

What’s in it for you? Opportunity to lead a team of talented engineers & technicians, setting its strategic direction as we develop new products and services to enable us to move into the growing energy market. This is an exciting time to join Sweco where you will be empowered to grow and develop your team whilst being supported and surrounded by experienced, professional, and likeminded individuals. Sweco is uniquely placed to support your career aspirations as we are a company small enough that you will be recognised but large enough to compete in the marketplace.

You will continue to engage with and learn from experienced people who share a passion for working together with our clients to deliver technical excellence. If you believe you have the skill set required and are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s work together to transform society at Sweco!

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding, and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation, and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning, or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part-time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day-to-day needs.

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity, and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.

In order to address your request, the following information is needed: Name, the best method for contacting you (Phone or email), the position title, requisition/vacancy number. Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies we work with on those “hard to fill” roles. We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2023 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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