Senior Structures Advisor & Team Lead - Bridges

Consortium; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Principal Advisor & Team Leader – Structures to lead a specialist team in the SES directorate. Based in Guildford, you will shape policies, standards and best practices for bridge structures and deliver guidance to internal and external stakeholders.

You will manage complex projects, engage external partners, and develop the team to meet strategic objectives while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Chartered Membership of a relevant professional institution and a degree with substantial experience.
• Deep specialist knowledge within the structures discipline, especially bridges design and assessment.
• Experience delivering complex projects or change programmes with governance.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across senior levels.
• Experience leading small teams of technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter leadership and authoritative guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead development and delivery of policies, standards and best practices for bridge structures.
• Engage senior stakeholders to promote SES objectives and solutions.
• Apply project management methodologies to plan, control and mitigate risks.
• Lead, motivate and develop the team to meet objectives.
• Ensure documentation and audit evidence for technical solutions.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Policy development

Bridge structures knowledge

Education

Chartered engineer (CEng) or MIStructE/MICE

Job description

National Highways is seeking a Principal Advisor & Team Leader – Structures to lead a specialist team in the SES directorate. Based in Guildford, you will shape policies, standards and best practices for bridge structures and deliver guidance to internal and external stakeholders.

You will manage complex projects, engage external partners, and develop the team to meet strategic objectives while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and safety standards.