Technical Highways Director

Marston Holdings; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday purchase scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible staff benefits

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Package

Job summary

Marston Holdings seeks a Technical Highways Director to own performance and growth across a broad region. You will lead multidisciplinary teams delivering industry-leading highway design and consultancy services, shaping strategy, and driving major client engagements.

The role requires senior leadership experience, a strong commercial mindset, and proven ability to win work and manage budgets. Located in London, it offers a competitive package and senior-level opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive leadership of complex, high-risk highway projects.
• Experience with local authorities and private developers.
• Strong knowledge of current design codes and standards (CDM).

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technical teams and senior managers to deliver high-quality highways and asset management services.
• Oversee technical input into bid proposals and delivery strategy.
• Set strategic direction for the highways discipline with senior leadership.
• Ensure strong financial performance including revenue growth and margins.

Skills

Leadership

Highways design

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Technical Highways Director

Company: Marston Holdings

Salary: £80,000 to £85,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: W1D 5DU

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 19 Oct 2026

Closing date: 16 Nov 2026

Project Centre is an award winning consultancy specialising in transport design, highways and structural engineering, traffic engineering and landscape architecture. Our talented multidisciplinary teams are passionate about shaping thriving places, delivering innovative solutions and creating lasting value for communities across the UK.

Our integrated approach to design delivers award-winning solutions recognised internationally. Led by a forward-thinking leadership team, we bring together planners, engineers, designers and specialists to create places that are technically excellent and deliver lasting benefits for communities.

About the role

Are you a senior,commercially mindedHighwaysleader ready to take full ownership of performance, growth, and service excellence?

Due to an internal promotiontherare opportunityhas arisento step into a highimpact leadership role atProject Centre, where you’ll shape strategy, win major work, and lead multidisciplinary technical teams delivering industry leadinghighway design and consultancyservices across a broad geographic region, implementing changeand driving the continued growth of the business.

What you will be doing:

• Leading multiple technical teams and senior managers to deliverhigh qualityhighways, assetmanagementand constructiondesign services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external clients, operational staff, project teams, or external stakeholders.
• Winning new business and growing key accounts to drive regional and national success.
• Oversee technical input into bid proposals, defining the delivery strategy and working with crossfunctional teams to prepare highquality, compliant, competitive submissions.
• Setting the strategic direction for theHighways discipline,alongside senior leadership.
• Ensuring outstanding financial performance, including revenue growth, margins, WIP control, and account management targets.
• Driving technical excellence, best practice, and governance across complex, businesscritical projects,maintainingexcellent relationships with theInstitutionof Civil Engineers, Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation,Department for Transport,NationalHighwaysand relevant institutions.

What we are looking for:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience insenior technicalhighwayroles, including significant leadership of complex,high risk, crossdisciplinaryprojectsand programmes.
• Overseeing the technical preparation, review and checking of deliverables.
• Experience working in/with localauthorities.
• Experience working with private developers andalongsidedevelopers on behalf of authorities.
• Experienceof construction sites and delivering works on site
• Expert knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices, including CDM Regulations.
• A proventrack recordof:
• Leadingand inspiringlarge, multidisciplinary teams
• Delivering complex, high value programmesboth on and off site
• Operating atseniorleadership level
• Winning work and growing client accounts
• Managing significant budgets and financial performance
• Innovation and strategic thinking
• The confidence to influence, negotiate, and build lasting partnershipsand teams.
• Consultancy background desirable but not mandatory.

What you will get in return:

• Holiday purchase scheme – buy up to 5additionaldays each year
• Life Assurance
• A wide range of flexible staff benefits, from high-street discounts to wellbeing and lifestyleperks
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Package (subject to eligibility)

New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which meanswe'llconsider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatusor any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, andwe'recommitted to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

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