Technical/Operations Manager or Director

Sweco; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks

Competitive pension contribution

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance (including a

Company car or car allowance

Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

Professional subscriptions

Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle

Tree planting for new starters

Job summary

Sweco in Leeds is seeking a Technical/Operations Manager or Director to lead roads, active travel and public transport projects within multidisciplinary teams. You will work closely with clients to understand needs and ensure they are met, while guiding bid processes, risk management and commercial decisions.

The role emphasizes developing key client relationships, delivering high-quality outcomes, and contributing to department leadership in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Ability to work across multi-discipline environments and generate business from leads.
• Strong client understanding across the division with sales and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence strategic and commercial decisions within defined parameters.
• Excellent consultancy, communication and relationship management skills with experience conducting workshops and giving presentations.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders to gain commitment and influence change plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication adaptable to different audiences.
• Strong leadership to participate in department management and support the wider team.
• Experience with tender processes and delivering projects for diverse clients.

Responsibilities

• Identifying opportunities, running tenders, winning work, coordinating bid discussions with the bid executive, bid team and legal to manage risks.
• Ensuring consistency of design approach and deliverables within the project portfolio.
• Supporting the technical and professional development of colleagues.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key clients and partners through active client engagement and delivering excellent project outcomes.
• Liaising to drive a consistent approach to managing work pipelines across the department/division and collaborating across the business.
• Monitoring and reporting the project’s financial performance.
• Identifying risks and opportunities within projects.
• Liaising with clients, regulators and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of project deliverables.
• Managing and mentoring colleagues.

Skills

Business development

Sales skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Problem solving

Tendering experience

Strategic influence

Leadership

Education

Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution

Job description

Do you have what it takes to transform society?

Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic and inclusive team where respect for people is a priority? Then Sweco is the place to be! We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Technical/Operations Manager or Director to join our Transportation team in Leeds. At Sweco we recognise the importance of work life balance and offer colleagues hybrid working and flexible working.

Our transport engineering teams are recognised industry leaders and operate across several markets including the strategic road network, local roads, public realm improvements and private developments through a series of investment programmes, professional service frameworks and bespoke project commissions. We work for a wide range of clients including national government agencies, local authorities, private developers and contractors. We use the latest design software and techniques to produce innovative, efficient and sustainable design solutions for our clients.

What does the role involve?

Responsibilities

You will play a leading role in the delivery of roads, active travel and public transport projects within multidisciplinary design teams by working closely with our clients to understand their needs and ensuring they are met. You will be responsible for:

• Identifying opportunities, running tenders, winning work, co-ordinating discussions with the bid executive, bid team and legal team to ensure that adequate provisions are included in all bids to manage and mitigate all risks.
• Ensuring consistency of design approach and deliverable outputs within the project portfolio.
• Supporting the technical and professional development of colleagues.
• Undertaking a leading role in developing and maintaining our relationships with key clients and partners through active client engagement and building strong relationships through excellent delivery and expert knowledge.
• Liaising and co-ordinating with colleagues to drive a consistent and thorough approach to managing work pipelines across the department and division and collaborating across the business.
• The monitoring and reporting of the project’s financial performance.
• Identifying risks and opportunities.
• Liaising with clients, regulators and stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of project deliverables.
• Managing and mentoring colleagues.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess

• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution.
• The ability to work across multi-discipline environments within Sweco business areas and generate business from leads.
• Good client understanding of projects across the division with great sales and presentation skills.
• The ability to influence strategic decision-making within the business and make commercial decisions within defined parameters (delivers to agreed project scope, time, cost and quality).
• Excellent consultancy, communication and relationship management skills with experience of conducting workshops and giving presentations.
• The ability to engage with key stakeholders to gain commitment and to influence the acceptance of new ideas and concepts in respect of change plans.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit different audiences.
• Strong leadership skills to enable you to be a pro-active part of the department management team working alongside and providing support to the wider team in the development of overall objectives.
• Extensive experience of relevant tender processes with the ability to understand the brief and demonstrate our professional capability.
• Experience in delivering projects for a range of clients (contractors, local authorities, combined authorities, private developers).
• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop solutions.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance (including family cover)
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It's important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK .

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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