# Technical Director (Roads)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Leeds, West Yorkshire
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Technical Director to join the Roads team based in Scotland & North East.

This is a senior role in the business, responsible for project delivery, technical excellence, design management, and growing client relationships.

The role will be fast-paced and agile, with responsibility for the delivery of large complex projects or frameworks from our extensive Roads portfolio.

Responsibilities:

- Take responsibility for the management and leadership of technical project teams to deliver project scope.

- Fulfil the role of Design Manager on complex, multi-disciplinary programmes of work.

- Provide technical leadership within the office, supporting with technical audits and the development of junior team members.

- Visible leadership of health, safety, and wellbeing.

- Oversee the technical preparation, review, and checking of deliverables.

- Manage project risk and opportunity to ensure effective coordination of multi-disciplinary working.

- Manage resources effectively and efficiently to meet fluctuating workloads.

- Work with Clients and design teams to deliver compliant designs on time and within budget, meeting CDM, QA, and technical review requirements.

- Participate in tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise.

- Develop relationships with other WSP teams to utilise additional resources required.

- Set the technical leadership tone in the office, ensuring a fair, supportive, and passionate culture.

Requirements:

- Experience in the leadership of large technical teams.

- Experience in technical delivery leadership and financial control of major programmes of work in the Roads sector.

- Proven track record in the role of Design Manager on major Roads programmes, including the integration of multi-disciplinary designs and the associated quality audits.

- A broad range of project experience, both within civil engineering discipline and multi-disciplinary projects, focusing on highways.

- Experienced in the technical and financial leadership of Design and Build contracts.

- Ability to use, direct, and check design outputs created in relevant software, including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, and/or PDS.

- Demonstrate ability to improve, motivate, and encourage others, lead and implement change programmes, inspiring colleagues, and drive an innovative and supportive culture.

- Commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in having identified and subsequently delivered new business opportunities.

- Proactively manage change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.

- Influential and persuasive internally and externally, encouraging open dialogue and feedback.

- Thorough understanding and application of the relevant design codes, such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance.

- Chartered Civil Engineer with the ICE or CIHT with extensive post-professional qualification experience.

- Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

## Skills

### Required
- Autodesk Civils 3D
- Bentley OpenRoads Designer
- PDS
- Design Manual for Roads & Bridges
- Manual for Streets
- TSRGD
- Local Authority design guidance
- CDM regulations
- Civil Engineering
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Design Management
- Technical Leadership

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