Associate Director - Bridges

Pell Frischmann; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to strong L&D programme

Genuine long-term career progression

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director – Bridges to lead its Birmingham bridges team. This role demands a combination of technical excellence, project leadership, and business development expertise. The ideal candidate will possess a Chartered Engineer status and have a strong background in major bridge infrastructure projects. This position promises opportunities for mentorship, client engagement, and significant contributions to the company's bridge engineering portfolio. A full UK driving license and right to work are essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Birmingham 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.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Commercial management

Stakeholder engagement

Digital engineering

Sustainability leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer (ICE/IStructE)

Fellowship (FICE/FIStructE)

Job description

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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer.

📍 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.