Associate Director - Civil Engineering in London)

Penguin Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering consultancy in Greater London is seeking an Associate Director to lead infrastructure delivery and support team growth. The role involves overseeing major development projects such as highways and drainage design, while influencing technical standards and client relationships across diverse sectors. Candidates should hold a degree in Civil Engineering, have chartered status, and possess strong consultancy experience. This position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 to £80,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong UK consultancy experience in development infrastructure.
• Proven leadership and client management capability.
• A collaborative, commercially aware approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead highways and drainage design for major development projects.
• Oversee S278, S38, and S104 approvals and technical strategy.
• Provide technical governance and mentor senior engineers.
• Act as a senior client-facing contact across key accounts.
• Manage project delivery, resources, and commercial performance.
• Support Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.
• Contribute to fee proposals, bids, and work winning.
• Support recruitment, team growth, and succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Client Management

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status with ICE

Job description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - CIVIL ENGINEERING (INFRASTRUCTURE)

London

Salary: £65,000 to £80,000 plus benefits

New year, new job. Are you an experienced Principal Civil Engineer or Associate Director ready to step into a role where your leadership, technical judgement and client influence genuinely shape the business? This is an opportunity to join a well-established civil and structural engineering consultancy where senior leaders are trusted, visible and integral to long-term growth.

Based from the London office, you will play a senior leadership role within a strongly performing infrastructure team, delivering development-led civil engineering projects across the UK. While London provides the regional base, the work spans residential, commercial, industrial, high-rise and major residential developments of 500+ units nationwide. You will not be limited to one sector and will have real influence over technical standards, people development and client relationships.

The role

As an Associate Director, you will lead infrastructure delivery while contributing to the strategic growth of the civil engineering team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading highways and drainage design for major development projects
• Overseeing S278, S38 and S104 approvals and technical strategy
• Providing technical governance and mentoring senior engineers
• Acting as a senior client-facing contact across key accounts
• Managing project delivery, resources and commercial performance
• Supporting Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies
• Contributing to fee proposals, bids and work winning
• Supporting recruitment, team growth and succession planning

About you

This role suits a senior infrastructure-focused civil engineer ready to lead.

You will ideally have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered status with ICE
• Strong UK consultancy experience in development infrastructure
• Proven leadership and client management capability
• A collaborative, commercially aware approach

Eligibility to Apply

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency for this position. For more information, contact Andy Hopkins, our Civil Engineering specialist with over 30 years' recruitment experience.