Highways Design | Director
The business is looking for an ambitious, talented, and motivated Director (Operations or Technical) to join the Scotland Highways Department. This role is based in the Glasgow office and can be worked flexibly, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.
The highway engineering teams are recognised industry leaders, and operate across several markets including strategic roads, local roads, and private developments. Their current portfolio of projects includes trunk road and motorway schemes, local authority road network improvements, active travel and public realm projects across Scotland and beyond. They work for a range of clients including national government agencies, local authorities, private developers, and contractors.
Some of their recent projects include: The Queensferry Crossing, Cross Tay Link Road; Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside; the A96 Hardmuir to Fochabers Dualling, M9 Winchburgh Interchange; and Aberdeen South Harbour Link Road.
They use the latest design software and techniques to produce innovative and efficient design solutions for clients with safety and sustainability at the forefront of their minds.
What does the role involve:
Depending on which route you choose, your responsibilities will include:
Operational
* Fulfilling the role of Project Executive across a portfolio of projects.
* Project Managing large projects.
* Holding profit and loss accountability across a portfolio of projects.
* Identifying opportunities in the marketplace.
* Directing/managing/contributing to tenders.
* Growing the team.
* Leading a happy, successful team, delivering on your commitments to the business.
* Undertaking a leading role in developing and maintaining their relationships with key clients and partners through active market research, client engagement, and building strong relationships through excellent delivery and expert knowledge.
Technical
* Performing the role of Technical Authority across a portfolio of projects to ensure technical risks and design discipline interfaces are identified, managed, and high-quality outputs are maintained.
* Delivering and monitoring technical governance and assurance on projects in accordance with their Project Management Framework.
* Ensuring consistency of design approach and deliverable outputs across the project portfolio.
* Driving the technical development of colleagues and innovation across the business.
* Being a technical expert in the field of highway design.
* Providing high-quality technical advice to clients.
* Actively engaging in the technical promotion of the business.
To be successful in this role you will possess:
* The ability to work across multi-discipline environments within Scottish and UK 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 in 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.
* Experience of delivering across a multi-site organisation.
* 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 proactive part of the business unit 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 their professional capability.
* Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution is desirable.