Technical Director of Highways

Technical Director of Highways

Are you ready to step into a career-defining leadership role where you will shape strategy, influence growth, and lead high-performing technical teams across major highways programmes? This is a rare opportunity for you to take full ownership of performance, delivery, and business growth within a leading consultancy environment delivering high-quality highways, asset management, and infrastructure design services across a broad region. You will have the opportunity to operate at the highest level, shaping the direction of a growing highways discipline while making a visible impact on clients, teams, and major infrastructure programmes.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead multiple technical teams and senior managers delivering complex highways, asset management, and construction design services
• Shape and influence the strategic direction of the highways discipline alongside senior leadership
• Play a key role in winning new business and growing major client accounts at regional and national level
• Take ownership of bid strategy, working with multidisciplinary teams to develop competitive, high-quality submissions
• Build and maintain senior-level client relationships, influencing decisions and outcomes at the highest level
• Drive financial performance, including revenue growth, margin improvement, WIP control, and account success
• Recruit, develop, and inspire high-performing engineering and technical teams
• Champion technical excellence, best practice, and governance across complex, high-value infrastructure programmes
• Represent highways engineering expertise to clients, stakeholders, and industry partners
• Work closely with major infrastructure clients, local authorities, and private sector developers
• Influence the successful delivery of projects both on and off site, including live construction environments

You will bring:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Significant experience in senior technical leadership roles within highways or civil engineering
• A strong track record of delivering complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
• Experience working with local authorities, developers, and/or major infrastructure clients
• The ability to oversee technical design, review, and assurance of engineering outputs
• Experience working within construction environments and live project delivery
• Strong understanding of design standards, codes, and CDM regulations

You will have a proven track record of:

• Leading and developing large, multidisciplinary technical teams
• Delivering complex, high-value infrastructure programmes
• Operating confidently at senior leadership level
• Driving business growth through winning work and developing key accounts
• Managing budgets and improving financial performance
• Bringing innovation and strategic thinking to technical delivery

You will also have:

• Strong commercial awareness and client-facing confidence
• The ability to influence, negotiate, and build long-term partnerships
• A proactive, motivated, and collaborative leadership style
• Consultancy experience (desirable but not essential)

What's in it for you?

• You will have the opportunity to take on a senior leadership role with genuine influence over strategy and growth
• You will have the opportunity to shape and grow a highways discipline at regional and national level
• You will have the opportunity to lead major, high-impact infrastructure programmes
• You will have the opportunity to develop and mentor high-performing technical teams
• You will have the opportunity to progress your career at the highest level, with strong professional development and chartership support
• Competitive benefits package including enhanced leave, wellbeing support, pension, and lifestyle perks

Footnote

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information. By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please contact us