Associate Director in Civil Structural Engineering

AtkinsRéalis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Manchester is seeking an Associate Director in Civil Structural Engineering. In this role, you will manage design teams, ensure high-quality deliverables, and contribute to multidisciplinary projects for critical UK infrastructure. The ideal candidate holds a chartered status and has in-depth knowledge of heavy civil engineering structures. Join a diverse and inclusive environment that values innovation and community support.

Qualifications

• Chartered status as a Civil / Structural Engineer or similar.
• Experience in leading design delivery across phases.
• Comprehensive knowledge of heavy civil engineering designs.

Responsibilities

• Own and direct teams for technical design work.
• Define briefs and contribute to bid proposals.
• Manage time and budget to meet project milestones.

Skills

Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer

Design delivery

Heavy civil engineering structures knowledge

Familiarity with British Standards

Multidisciplinary design

Job description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head‑on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world‑class talent knows no distinctions. Bring your skills to the mix as an Associate Director in Civil Structural Engineering, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of business development and heavy civil engineering on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. We specialise in all aspects of heavy civil engineering, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Defence, Energy, Cities & Development and Water. We continue to provide industry‑leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client‑side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you. We currently have opportunities in our Manchester office. Your Purpose:

Responsibilities

• Own and direct teams who undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high‑quality levels.
• Defining briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Setting quality assurance standards in design.
• Grow, develop and manage heavy civil engineering capability within the practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer or similar.
• Experience in owning design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Comprehensive knowledge in design and analysis of heavy civil engineering structures, including reinforced concrete and/or steel with experience across all design phases and construction. Familiarity with current design standards and working practices (British Standards and possibly American codes).

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end‑to‑end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo. We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net‑Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under‑represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex‑forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.