Associate Director - Civil Engineering
CV-LibraryLondonpermanentPosted: 10 April 2026
Apply NowOur client is a leading and progressive structural and civil engineering consultancy delivering challenging, environmentally responsible projects. Providing an exemplary service in a wide range of sectors, they design with creativity and flair balanced with efficiency and practicality, as recognised by numerous industry awards.
This senior leadership role is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Development Infrastructure Team with a strong focus on delivering high-quality built environment projects. The position ensures technical excellence, drives commercial performance, and oversees the successful delivery of a diverse project portfolio. It also works closely with the Team Director to proactively build the opportunity pipeline and support the strategic growth of the discipline.
You will play a key role in leading project delivery and contributing to operational and growth strategies. Responsibilities include providing leadership across a range of projects—spanning infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management.
We are seeking an experienced Chartered Associate Director with a strong background in civil or infrastructure engineering. The ideal candidate will bring over 15 years of industry experience, including at least 5 years in an Associate Director role.
What’s on offer
Holiday buy back scheme
Bonus Scheme
Flexible working and hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Insurance
Health Cash Plan
Comprehensive Private Healthcare/ Medical Insurance Cover
Opt in to purchase shares and become a shareholder
Enhanced Income Protection scheme
The role
Contributing to strategy, organisational development and continuous business improvement.
Providing effective team leadership and professional development.
Providing technical leadership on complex civil engineering projects, ensuring high-quality design and delivery.
Ensuring high standards of financial management for overall team budgets, income and expenditure.
Identifying and securing new business opportunities, fostering client relationships, and driving revenue growth.
Working closely with other disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions.
Driving innovation in sustainable and low-carbon infrastructure design.
Contributing to the overall financial performance of the company.
Maintain professional qualifications and develop technical ability to match industry best practice.
Overseeing multiple projects including infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management and ensuring high quality and profitable delivery.
Excellent project management - including appointments, fees, workload allocation, project checking and troubleshooting to ensure quality and creativity in proposed solutions.
Monitoring that infrastructure engineering design principles (e.g. drainage networks, external levels) and other civil engineering aspects (e.g. flood risk, vehicle tracking), are applied/addressed appropriately on team projects, undertaking reviews and providing team and practice wide guidance and coaching where required.
Monitoring that relevant regulations and codes of practice are applied to team projects, providing team and practice wide guidance where required.
Seek, identify, develop and pursue opportunities for new and existing business development.
Representing the company at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings.
Providing effective team leadership – including resource allocation, performance management and recognition
Managing team performance, recruitment, and professional development.
Leading and mentoring civil engineers at various career stages.
Inspires, encourages, and motivates team to maximise potential and to practice ethos and values.
Ensuring the team has the skills and resources needed for successful project delivery.
Implementing digital design tools and emerging technologies.
Setting and managing budgets for the civil engineering division.
Provide update reports to Directors for monitoring and planning purposes.
Actively support CPD activity across the practice and at internal Academy events.
What you need to succeed
Minimum 5 years relevant post-chartered experience
Highly developed technical competence
Previous experience with competitors
Demonstrable high standards of project management
Evidence of ability to contribute to driving practice management forward
Involvement with high profile Architects
People/team management experience
Strong financial control of projects, appointments and fees
Proven ability to deliver significant contribution to practice management
A keen interest in architecture and design
Ability to develop new business
Demonstrable ability to deliver projects efficiently and profitably
Coaching and mentoring skills
This senior leadership role is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Development Infrastructure Team with a strong focus on delivering high-quality built environment projects. The position ensures technical excellence, drives commercial performance, and oversees the successful delivery of a diverse project portfolio. It also works closely with the Team Director to proactively build the opportunity pipeline and support the strategic growth of the discipline.
You will play a key role in leading project delivery and contributing to operational and growth strategies. Responsibilities include providing leadership across a range of projects—spanning infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management.
We are seeking an experienced Chartered Associate Director with a strong background in civil or infrastructure engineering. The ideal candidate will bring over 15 years of industry experience, including at least 5 years in an Associate Director role.
What’s on offer
Holiday buy back scheme
Bonus Scheme
Flexible working and hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Insurance
Health Cash Plan
Comprehensive Private Healthcare/ Medical Insurance Cover
Opt in to purchase shares and become a shareholder
Enhanced Income Protection scheme
The role
Contributing to strategy, organisational development and continuous business improvement.
Providing effective team leadership and professional development.
Providing technical leadership on complex civil engineering projects, ensuring high-quality design and delivery.
Ensuring high standards of financial management for overall team budgets, income and expenditure.
Identifying and securing new business opportunities, fostering client relationships, and driving revenue growth.
Working closely with other disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions.
Driving innovation in sustainable and low-carbon infrastructure design.
Contributing to the overall financial performance of the company.
Maintain professional qualifications and develop technical ability to match industry best practice.
Overseeing multiple projects including infrastructure, drainage, highways, and flood risk management and ensuring high quality and profitable delivery.
Excellent project management - including appointments, fees, workload allocation, project checking and troubleshooting to ensure quality and creativity in proposed solutions.
Monitoring that infrastructure engineering design principles (e.g. drainage networks, external levels) and other civil engineering aspects (e.g. flood risk, vehicle tracking), are applied/addressed appropriately on team projects, undertaking reviews and providing team and practice wide guidance and coaching where required.
Monitoring that relevant regulations and codes of practice are applied to team projects, providing team and practice wide guidance where required.
Seek, identify, develop and pursue opportunities for new and existing business development.
Representing the company at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings.
Providing effective team leadership – including resource allocation, performance management and recognition
Managing team performance, recruitment, and professional development.
Leading and mentoring civil engineers at various career stages.
Inspires, encourages, and motivates team to maximise potential and to practice ethos and values.
Ensuring the team has the skills and resources needed for successful project delivery.
Implementing digital design tools and emerging technologies.
Setting and managing budgets for the civil engineering division.
Provide update reports to Directors for monitoring and planning purposes.
Actively support CPD activity across the practice and at internal Academy events.
What you need to succeed
Minimum 5 years relevant post-chartered experience
Highly developed technical competence
Previous experience with competitors
Demonstrable high standards of project management
Evidence of ability to contribute to driving practice management forward
Involvement with high profile Architects
People/team management experience
Strong financial control of projects, appointments and fees
Proven ability to deliver significant contribution to practice management
A keen interest in architecture and design
Ability to develop new business
Demonstrable ability to deliver projects efficiently and profitably
Coaching and mentoring skills