Associate Director - Bridges

We are seeking an Associate Director – Bridges to strategically lead our Birmingham-based bridges team. This role blends technical excellence, project leadership, client engagement, and commercial oversight. You will shape discipline direction, support talent development, and play a central part in winning, delivering, and growing our bridge engineering portfolio.

You’ll join a supportive national bridges network with access to a strong L&D programme and genuine long-term career progression.

Role based in Luton

🚗 Full UK driving licence essential

🇬🇧 Full UK Right to Work required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Luton bridges team.
• Lead major projects and multidisciplinary design commissions.
• Oversee technical excellence, governance and commercial performance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Mentor senior engineers and support team capability growth.
• Contribute to bids, frameworks and pipeline development.

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications – Chartered Engineer (ICE/IStructE). Fellowship (FICE/FIStructE).

Preferred Qualifications – (none listed)

Experience – Extensive consultancy experience leading major bridge infrastructure projects. Track record in business development or framework leadership.

Skills – Strategic leadership, commercial management, stakeholder engagement. Expertise in digital engineering or sustainability leadership.