Technical Director Bridges

We are currently dealing with a major Engineering consultancy based in Redhill who are looking at recruiting either an Associate or Technical Director within the Bridges team. The Civil Structure and Bridges team is busy with highway and rail bridge and other civil engineering structural engineering work for a variety of clients, including local authorities, private developers, and public sector clients. Current work includes bridge inspection and assessment, feasibility studies, and detailed design. Typical duties of the Associate or Technical Director can include, but not limited to:

• Lead and mentor bridge staff on tasks such as structural analysis, feasibility studies, tender designs, detailed designs and the production of contract documents and technical reports.
• Reporting to the Regional Director and provide support in all aspects of operation, project delivery, client relationship and business development.
• Responsible for actively working towards winning new work, workload forecasting and planning of resources.
• Involved in the project management and technical leadership / delivery of schemes from inception through to handover of the completed scheme to the client.

 

Job Requirements

• Chartered engineer (MICE or MIStructE)
• Project management and technical delivery lead of medium to large schemes, with detailed experience of National Highways and/or Network Rail procedures
• Proven knowledge in design, maintenance, and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of structures. 
• Proven working knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) in relation to structural schemes and/or Network Rail design procedures.
• Experience of design in or assessment of steel, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures
• Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software package

 

As mentioned, this position is based in Surrey, specifically Redhill operating on a hybrid basis so could suit candidates in the surrounding areas such as Epsom of Croydon. If this role is of interest, then don’t hesitate to contact Sebastian at Critical Project Resourcing.