Description
As the Technical Director for Planning & Development team, you will lead a team of technical experts and work closely with the UK Technical Leadership Group, Project Directors, and Business Development team across the P&C P&D Strategic Business Unit.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading technical aspects of road projects for the UK market
- Developing innovative solutions
- Providing engineering support and technical guidance for roads design
- Supervising and monitoring engineers
- Ensuring compliance with UK technical standards
- Providing support for demolition, site clearance, and road infrastructure works
- Maintaining technical support to regional departments
- Building client relationships and driving business growth
- Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards
You will also be responsible for:
- Project management and technical leadership
- Managing the team and processes
- Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams
- Providing technical leadership and direction for the GCC Development team
- Preparing design solutions and technical reports
- Managing consultants and remediation strategies
- Ensuring regulatory approvals are obtained
- Securing technical approval for roads and other designs
- Providing utility drawings and obtaining necessary information
- Monitoring and reviewing team capability
- Identifying further technical skills to bring into the GCC
- Contributing to the design of operational processes and quality measurement processes
- Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, CDM, and Quality Assurance Standards
Key competencies and mandatory skills include:
- Proven working knowledge of DMRB and MCDHW
- 15+ years of experience in UK highway design
- Successful track record of delivering large detail design projects
- Senior technical experience in at least one highways discipline
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of road design software
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Experience of resource and project management
- Awareness of current and emerging technologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a highways-related discipline
- At least 18 years of experience in designing and managing technical delivery of development infrastructure projects
- Chartered Engineer status is preferred
- Substantial experience in managing large-scale highway projects for the UK market