Technical Manager - Structural, Civil & Temporary Works

First People Solutions; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Contributory pension

Job summary

First People Solutions is seeking a Technical Manager for Edinburgh to lead the technical delivery of challenging structural and civil projects, with a strong focus on temporary works. You will coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, oversee design checks and provide site support to ensure robust, compliant outcomes.

The role requires chartered status, a degree in engineering, and extensive UK consultancy experience. Hybrid working and career development are featured in this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experienced Structural or Civil Engineer with strong technical and project leadership background.
• Significant civil/structural experience from a UK design engineering consultancy.
• Strong experience in temporary works design, review and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and review structural and civil engineering outputs, especially temporary works.
• Oversee temporary works design, review and coordination.
• Coordinate inputs across structural, civil, geotechnical, transportation and other specialist teams.

Skills

Structural design

Civil engineering

Temporary works design

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in engineering

Chartered engineer

Job description

Technical Manager - Structural, Civil & Temporary Works

Edinburgh

First People Solutions is working with a well-established, UK-wide multidisciplinary consulting engineer with a strong reputation for delivering technically challenging projects. With a network of offices across the UK, they bring together expertise across structural and civil engineering, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, planning, water, and health & safety services.

They are now looking for an experienced Structural / Civil Engineering Technical Manager to join their Edinburgh team.

The Role

This is a senior technical leadership position with a strong focus on temporary works and temporary structures, alongside wider civil and structural engineering

You’ll lead the technical delivery of projects from initial planning and design through to site delivery and close-out, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and working closely with clients, contractors and internal teams.

You’ll provide technical oversight across temporary structures, access arrangements, roads, car parking, drainage, water supply and earthworks, while ensuring designs are robust, compliant and delivered to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and review structural and civil engineering outputs, particularly temporary works and temporary structures
• Oversee temporary works design, review and coordination
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs across structural, civil, geotechnical, transportation and other specialist teams
• Lead project reviews, client meetings and stakeholder workshops
• Carry out technical audits, risk reviews and design checks
• Manage project deliverables, budgets, proposals and invoicing
• Attend sites and provide technical support during project delivery

About You

You’ll be an experienced Structural or Civil Engineer with strong technical and project leadership experience, ideally with a background in temporary works, temporary structures or specialist engineering projects.

You’ll ideally have:

• A degree and chartered status
• Significant civil / structural experience from a UK design engineering consultancy
• Strong experience in temporary works design, review and/or coordination
• Experience with temporary or specialist structures would be highly advantageous
• Strong knowledge of UK design standards and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, client and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to lead and review technical work while supporting more junior engineers

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary, private healthcare, life insurance and contributory pension
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Ongoing career and professional development
• The opportunity to work on high-profile, technically challenging projects across the UK and internationally

Equal Opportunities:

First People Solutions is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age