Roads Technical Director — Hybrid Leadership & Impact

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Health & Wellbeing programme

Training and mentoring support

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Director for the Roads team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. This senior role involves project delivery, design management, and fostering client relationships. Key responsibilities include leading technical teams and ensuring quality delivery across multidisciplinary projects.

Successful candidates will have extensive civil engineering experience and a proven track record in leadership roles. The position offers a hybrid working model and strong support for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership of large technical teams.
• Proven track record as Design Manager on major Roads programmes.
• Commercial and strategic capability to identify new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead technical project teams to deliver project scope.
• Oversee technical preparation and check of deliverables.
• Develop relationships with other teams at WSP.

Skills

Leadership of large technical teams

Technical delivery leadership

Management of multidisciplinary designs

Use of Autodesk Civil 3D

Financial control of major programmes

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer with ICE of CIHT

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Director for the Roads team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. This senior role involves project delivery, design management, and fostering client relationships. Key responsibilities include leading technical teams and ensuring quality delivery across multidisciplinary projects.

Successful candidates will have extensive civil engineering experience and a proven track record in leadership roles. The position offers a hybrid working model and strong support for professional development.