Associate Director - Highways Infrastructure Delivery

Marston Holdings; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking an Associate Director – Highways Infrastructure Delivery in Slough. In this role, you'll lead multi-disciplinary teams and oversee highways design and service development while fostering growth through strategic client partnerships. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in highways design, quality assurance, and financial management. Offering a salary up to £80,000, hybrid working options, and a full package of benefits.

Benefits

Salary up to £80,000 per annum

Hybrid working

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private health care

Yearly professional membership

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in highways design and construction.
• Proven success leading teams and delivering client-focused results.
• Network of contacts in consulting and construction sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams for project delivery.
• Build partnerships with clients to drive growth.
• Shape business strategies to meet growth targets.

Skills

Highways design and construction

Quality assurance and technical leadership

Financial management for projects

Commercial acumen

Mentoring and team leadership

Education

Professional membership with industry body (e.g., ICE, CIHT, IHE)

Job description

Associate Director – Highways Infrastructure Delivery Slough Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is a leading design, engineering, and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable, and safe. Due to rapid growth in our West Region, we're looking for a dynamic Associate Director – Highways Infrastructure Delivery to join our leadership team! Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of highways infrastructure? In this exciting role, you’ll work closely with the Technical Director, providing leadership, governance, and strategic direction. You'll oversee highways design, service development, and our design & build offerings, while working alongside specialists in Landscape and Urban Design and Flood & Water Management.

What You'll Do

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring the successful delivery of projects from inception to completion.
• Build lasting partnerships with public, private, and developer clients, driving growth and new business opportunities.
• Mentor and develop teams, ensuring high-quality service delivery and innovation.
• Oversee commercial management, risk assessment, project programming, and more.
• Help shape business strategies, leading our West Region to meet its ambitious growth targets.

About You

• Extensive experience in highways design and construction.
• Extensive experience of quality assurance and technical leadership in a design and delivery capacity.
• Thorough knowledge and experience across various contract forms such as NEC PSC and ECC type contracts.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, planning policy, guides and design standards relating to highways and general engineering and construction sectors.
• Knowledge and experience of financial management for significant project and programme values. Demonstrable business / commercial management skills of small to large project.
• Network of consultant, contractor, and developer contacts to assist in the growth and development of business targets.
• Proven track record of securing new client opportunities across the private and public sector.
• Proven success leading teams and delivering client-focused results.
• Strong commercial acumen and a passion for driving new business.
• Ability to inspire and mentor your team to achieve excellence.
• Track record of continuous improvement and innovation in design and delivery processes.
• Professional membership with industry body such as ICE, CIHT, IHE or similar.
• Chartered status (desirable but not essential).

What’s in it for you?

• Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum DOE.
• Hybrid working.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package, subject to eligibility criteria.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Private health care.
• Yearly professional membership.

If this sounds like the role for you…Apply now! New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.