Technical Director, Isle of Skye - Fort Augustus

BALFOUR BEATTY; Fort Augustus; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in Fort Augustus is seeking a Technical Director to oversee engineering delivery for the Isle of Skye project. Responsibilities include leading design teams, ensuring safety standards, and managing project budgets. The ideal candidate has significant project leadership experience and excellent stakeholder management skills. This role offers flexibility with smart working options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading large/major projects in a technical environment.
• Experience with Engineering/Design teams in a multi-disciplined environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for all aspects of engineering delivery.
• Oversee production and review of designs for practical and safe solutions.
• Manage internal and external design teams and contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission and Distribution business is looking to make a critical leadership hire and appoint a Technical Director to join the Isle of Skye project.

This project-based role will lead and manage the Engineering Delivery Teams in the delivery of all design and engineering requirements for schemes from identification of opportunities to completion of construction.

As Technical Director, you will be responsible for the full engineering scope—including permanent and temporary works, methods, materials, and land survey—while upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and stakeholder management. You will work closely with the Project Director to shape strategy and ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget.

What you'll be doing

• Providing technical leadership and guidance for all aspects of engineering delivery.
• Overseeing the production and review of designs to support pricing and construction, ensuring solutions are practical, safe, and delivered on schedule.
• Managing internal and external design teams, contracts, and handovers to operations.
• Leading the delivery of temporary works and supporting site construction.
• Creating, implementing, and monitoring the materials strategy and managing the materials team and laboratory.
• Managing land survey activities to support construction.
• Recruiting, developing, and supporting a high-performing, diverse engineering team.
• Monitoring team performance against budget and reporting regularly.
• Supporting project strategy and governance processes.
• Ensuring all work complies with company safety rules, health & safety legislation, and environmental standards.
• Embracing new technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and promoting open, respectful communication.

Who we're looking for

• Significant experience in leading large / major projects in a technical environment (experience in Power/Electrical sectors is welcome but not essential).
• Experience of working with Engineering / Design teams and contracts within a multi-disciplined engineering environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with programme management and mobilisation.
• Experience of client and stakeholder management.
• Zero harm approach to health and safety and working knowledge of safety by design.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence "Employer Recognition Scheme" and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]