Associate Director - Transport Engineering

SLR Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Healthcare

Travel insurance

Life insurance

Critical illness cover

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

SLR Consulting seeks an experienced Highways Engineer to lead on complex infrastructure projects and drive work winning within the Transport Engineering Team in London or Manchester. You will manage delivery, mentor engineers and grow client relationships while collaborating with a wider European network.

You will contribute to strategic direction, support sector leads, and develop future opportunities across multiple disciplines in a global consultancy environment with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Solid track record managing projects and teams on UK highways and infrastructure.
• Proven business development capabilities to win and deliver new work.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers and staff.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.
• Knowledge of UK engineering guidance.
• Procurement and specification writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead on project execution for complex infrastructure projects.
• Manage proposal development and client relationships.
• Drive business development from existing and new clients.
• Mentor and coach engineers within the team.
• Support sector and client leads across the business.
• Contribute to strategic direction and growth of the team.

Skills

Project management

Business development

Team leadership

Client relationship management

UK highways guidance

Education

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

ICE membership

Job description

SLR has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Highways Engineer with a track record in the delivery of complex infrastructure projects, work winning and business development to join our busy Transport Engineering Team in either London or Manchester. The successful applicant will lead on managing project execution for a wide range of projects, as well as helping grow the team through a combination of business development from new and existing clients. The successful applicant will be supported by the Practice Lead as well as a well‑established team of Engineers to ensure successful outputs are achieved.

SLR’s Engineering team boasts a wealth of expertise across the European region (and wider global business) within diverse sectors including water, mining, waste, power, infrastructure, and the built environment. As a forward‑thinking consultancy with ambitious growth plans and listed in The Times’ top 100 “One To Watch”, SLR is a truly global consultancy and offers significant potential for career development and enhancement based on performance. Our “one team” culture, flat management structure and straightforward approach to project and budget management gives everyone the opportunity to progress and to work on interesting projects for a range of valued clients.

Our Transport Engineering Team has expertise across a range of engineering sectors including Highways, Drainage, Civil and Structural. The Team provides clients with expertise at all project stages, including:

• Planning
• Feasibility
• Detailed designs for major highways and infrastructure projects
• Overall project and programme management
• Development and preparation of technical specifications
• Preparation of tender packages and tender evaluation
• Commercial support throughout the lifecycle of a project

About Us

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 4,500 staff across 6 regions, including over 2,000 staff across Europe. SLR’s “one team” culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 days’ annual leave, SLR offers flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family‑friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

About The Role

You will work independently and within a team to develop new and existing business and deliver projects. You will act as a project manager to manage the delivery of complex infrastructure projects, manage proposal development, undertake business development initiatives and manage clients. You will provide workload to others in the team and other disciplines and will be expected to mentor and coach other engineers within the team and support the sector and client leads across the business.

As a senior member of the team, you will have input into the strategic direction, planning and development of the team, creating new opportunities and prospects, enhancing and broadening team capacity and capability, recruiting new staff, identifying target markets and developing future strategies.

You will work across other sectors with SLR staff in disciplines including the Advisory, Environmental Management and Compliance, Land and Water and Environmental Specialist Services Groups. You will have the opportunity to work within an experienced team and be involved in a series of exciting challenges with one of the leading environmental and engineering consultancies in the UK. You will have the opportunity to work and travel across Europe and internal business development in a consultancy environment.

About You

In order to be successful, we envisage that you would be able to demonstrate:

• A solid track record managing projects and teams, working in the UK on highways and infrastructure projects
• Proven business development capabilities and the ability to manage high‑level client relationships and to win and deliver new work through both existing and new client contacts
• Experience of leading and managing teams of professional, engineering and operational staff in a project, consultancy or contracting environment, including proposal and tender writing
• Strong leadership, project management, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, and managing, mentoring and coaching staff
• Demonstrable knowledge of UK engineering guidance
• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
• Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers or similar
• Must have a full, current, driving licence valid in the UK
• Procurement and specification writing experience

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SLR Consulting is committed to being an equal‑opportunity employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and who we choose to be. We embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within and outside our organisation. We respect and celebrate difference to ensure SLR is a place where everyone feels included, is encouraged to be their authentic self and has opportunities to grow.

Across Europe, our DE&I agenda is driven forward through our DE&I Committee, which actively promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across both our internal processes and our client work. Globally, our Global Culture & Diversity Council brings together representatives from across our regions to share ideas and best practice that can be incorporated into our global policies, enabling greater transparency and supporting the development of an inclusive culture, inclusive approaches to policies and practices, and to personal behaviours.

We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of their background, and particularly invite those from groups who are currently under‑represented in our business to apply, such as women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.