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We are seeking to strengthen our civil and bridge engineering team in Birmingham and are looking for a Technical Director to lead on technical project delivery, work-winning and operational management with a strong focus on our portfolio with National Highways. This position can be considered for a full-time or part-time basis,

The team is busy with bridge and civil engineering work for a variety of clients, including National Highways, Network Rail, D&B Contractors and local authorities. We are currently mobilising additional teams to deliver a large portfolio of structures work for the North-West and East of England regions of the Scheme Delivery Framework for National Highways.

You will be expected to take a leading role across the region for all aspects of project delivery, financial performance, client relationships and people development, with a particular emphasis on our Scheme Delivery Framework with National Highways.

Responsibilities:

• Safety, health and well-being leadership - setting the culture for our teams;

• Setting the direction for delivery of structures schemes across the portfolio;

• Client-facing and escalation point for structures projects;

• Stakeholder engagement (e.g. technical approval authorities);

• Mobilisation of new teams, including skills development and integration;

• Programme and resourcing overview, including forward work-planning;

• Commercial performance across the regional structures portfolio;

• Delivery quality and consistency across all teams;

• Project governance and compliance, including technical assurance.

Skills/ Behaviours:

• Chartered Civil Engineer (MICE or MIStructE);

• Ability to develop strong relationships with client and internally;

• Understanding of resources available across wider WSP business – ability to establish a good network and influence;

• Good knowledge of National Highways, including drivers and technical priorities;

• Detailed understanding of technical requirements of typical asset renewal projects (to enable appropriate resourcing and skills development);

• Proven experience in leading the assessment, design and maintenance of bridges;

• Strong commercial knowledge and ability to influence financial performance on projects;

• Able to plan strategically and set the medium-term (2-5 year) direction for delivery.

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