Technical Director

ameygroupi; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Competitive salary and compensation

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Affinity Networks

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey Consulting Scotland seeks a Technical Director to lead the highways team and act as a technical SME across UK projects. You will direct multi-disciplinary teams, ensure design quality, safety, and programme delivery, and drive bids and client engagement.

Offering hybrid working options, 40-hour weeks, and a broad portfolio across Scotland, the role requires chartered status and strong leadership to manage major roads and structures throughout the life cycle of schemes.

Qualifications

• Subject matter expert in relevant technical field, likely a Principal Engineer or equivalent.
• Demonstrable track record of managing health, safety and welfare, e.g. IMS and CDM regs.
• Capable of acting as engineering lead for a project where required under the commission (e.g., CEM for Network Rail).
• Knowledge of design and specification process and ability to manage others; Design Team Lead for projects.
• Highly experienced with relevant software and analytical tools; able to validate new tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical specialist and SME; provide direction to technical teams, managers, clients and suppliers.
• Lead preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation to meet quality, cost and schedule.
• Responsible for commercial success; manage budgets and costs for deliverables.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives up to director level; present proposals and attend progress meetings.
• Lead preparation of bids and support work-winning activities, including Bid Director role.
• Drive health and safety practices within the team.

Skills

Subject matter expert

Health and safety leadership

Engineering lead

CDM knowledge

Design team lead

Project budgeting

Client liaison

Staff supervision

Chartered status

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Fellowship within 6 months

Tools

Engineering design software

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Technical Director to join our Consulting Highways Team. With office space in Motherwell, Perth and Edinburgh our we invite applications from across Scotland.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, but we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

Amey Consulting Scotland Team are involved in designing some of the largest civil engineering and associated infrastructure projects across Scotland with cumulative values in excess of £1bn.
Amey manages both the Southwest and Northeast Trunk Road Network Management contracts, with the Southwest being awarded in 2020 and the Northeast in 2022. These are 8-year contracts, extendable up to 12 years. In addition to these long-term contracts, we also have a diverse portfolio of major roads, bridges and transportation and civil design projects with Transport Scotland, Local Authorities, and established contractors across the country.
These long-term contracts provide excellent opportunities for technical, engineering, and professional design staff at all stages of their careers to be involved in some of the most exciting and challenging engineering projects associated with Scotland’s arterial road network.

What you will be doing:

Our Technical Directors play an important part within the Highways team and alongside our clients. As a Technical Director you will act as a technical specialist and subject matter expert within the specific technical discipline and direct the actions of technical teams across the UK.

Responsibilities include:

• To act as a technical specialist and subject matter expert, providing direction, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, client and suppliers
• Leading and directing the preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives up to director level and higher, including presenting proposals, attending progress meetings and responding to queries
• Leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, including the role of Bid Director
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Subject matter expert within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Principal Engineer role or equivalent
• Demonstrable track record of managing project related tasks associated with the management of health, safety and welfare, e.g. Amey’s Integrated Management System and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Capable of acting as engineering lead for a project where required under the terms of the commission, e.g. Contractor’s Engineering Manager (CEM) for Network Rail schemes
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of design and specification process with ability to manage others. Demonstrates a full understanding of the project scope and acts as Design Team Lead for both minor and major projects
• Highly experienced with relevant software and similar analytical tools. Good ability to check work produced by others and able to validate and approve the use of new tools
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of CDM and risk assessment. Highly experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensures appropriate risk mitigation and transference has been applied. Is capable of acting as Principal Designer for all projects
• Supervisory and people manager skills. Capable of directing the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role when required by the business
• Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence gained through the professional institution to which the individual is aligned
• Fellowship of the professional institution to which the individual is aligned, already held or to be gained within six months of commencement in the role

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - holiday structure
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.