Engineering Manager - Roads, Civils & Structures

Overview

Job Description

• Technical Leadership & Governance

• Provide technical leadership for roads, civils, and structural engineering across assigned projects or programs.
• Define and implement engineering standards, procedures, and best practices in line with company, client, and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the senior technical authority or escalation point for key civil/structural engineering decisions.
• Ensure that designs incorporate safety in design, durability, maintainability, and whole‑life cost considerations.

• Multi‑Disciplinary Design Management

• Plan and manage engineering activities for roads, civils, and structures from concept through detailed design and IFC.
• Coordinate inputs from internal teams and external consultants (highways, geotechnical, drainage, bridges/structures, traffic, utilities, environmental, etc.).
• Ensure integration of road alignments, junctions, pavements, drainage, and structures with adjacent infrastructure (utilities, rail, buildings, public realm).
• Oversee the development and review of key deliverables, including alignments, profiles, typical sections, general arrangement drawings, structural designs, and calculations.

• Quality, Compliance & Technical Assurance

• Ensure designs comply with relevant standards, codes, and guidelines.
• Establish and manage technical review and checking processes.
• Lead or participate in technical assurance activities, including HAZID, constructability reviews, and value engineering workshops.
• Work with quality teams to implement project quality plans, ensuring traceability of design decisions and calculations.
• Interface with Project Management & Construction
• Work closely with project managers to define scope, schedule, resource requirements, and key engineering milestones.
• Provide technical input to project execution plans, risk registers, and design delivery programs.
• Support construction teams with technical clarifications, responses to RFIs, and resolution of site issues.
• Review method statements and temporary works concepts from an engineering perspective, in coordination with temporary works engineers where applicable.

• Client, Stakeholder & Authority Engagement

• Act as a senior technical point of contact for clients, statutory authorities, and key stakeholders on engineering matters.
• Support or lead technical meetings, workshops, and presentations with clients, road authorities, utility providers, and third parties.
• Coordinate responses to authority review comments and technical approvals for roads, structures, and drainage.
• Ensure engineering outputs support planning applications, permitting, and land acquisition processes as required.

• Risk, Value & Innovation

• Identify and manage key engineering risks (geotechnical, structural, hydraulic, traffic, constructability, interfaces) and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead or support value engineering initiatives to optimize alignments, structures, materials, and construction methods.
• Promote innovation and digital tools (BIM, 3D modelling, parametric design, analysis tools) to improve efficiency and quality.
• Capture lessons learned from design and construction and embed them in future engineering approaches.

• Resource Management & Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of civil, structural, and highway engineers, designers, and CAD/BIM technicians.
• Plan and allocate resources across projects to meet schedule and quality requirements.
• Mentor and coach engineering staff, supporting professional development and progression toward chartership or professional registration.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and performance management within the engineering team.

• Commercial & Programme Support

• Provide engineering input to estimates, proposals, and bids for roads and civils projects.
• Support commercial teams in defining engineering scope, assumptions, exclusions, and risk allowances.
• Monitor engineering budgets and progress against plan; identify deviations early and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in the technical evaluation of subcontractor and supplier proposals (pavement materials, bridge components, drainage products, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 10 years of experience in civil and structural engineering for roads and infrastructure projects, including significant design and/or design‑management responsibility.
• Strong technical background in highway geometry, earthworks, drainage, and structural design for bridges and related structures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Transportation, or related field.
• Chartered/Professional Engineer status.
• Experience working for a consultant, contractor, or client organization on major highways, urban roads, or infrastructure programs.
• Familiarity with BIM processes and common data environments for infrastructure projects.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical competence in roads, civils, and structural engineering principles and design.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments.
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