Associate Director - Highways / Infrastructure
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The Vacancy
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Associate Director of Highways Infrastructure – London, UK
Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 + 8% Pension Contribution
Hours: 35-hour working week
Location: London and/or Chelmsford (Hybrid Working Available)
Are you ready to take your highways engineering career to the next level? Do you thrive in leadership roles, managing complex projects that shape the infrastructure of the future? If so, we want you to join our growing team and be our London/South East Lead!
Take the lead in shaping a new business offering and build your own high-performing team from the ground-up.
Why Join Us?
- Exciting, High-Impact Projects – Play a key role in delivering major highways and transport infrastructure projects that shape communities and drive sustainable transport solutions.
- Career Growth & Development – Gain exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, mentorship from industry leaders, and support for professional development, including ICE/CIHT chartership.
- Collaborative & Supportive Culture – Work in a friendly, team-focused environment with flexible working options and strong client engagement.
- Competitive Salary & Benefits – Earn a market-leading salary with an excellent benefits package, including hybrid working, modern office facilities, and professional membership support.
- Leadership & Strategic Impact – Contribute to business development, client management, and strategic decision-making, shaping the future of our highways team.
As an Associate Director of Highways Infrastructure, you will lead teams and manage high-profile infrastructure projects from feasibility to construction. Your expertise in commercial and financial management, stakeholder engagement, and technical leadership will be critical in ensuring successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop strong relationships with clients, local authorities, and contractors, ensuring seamless project execution.
- Contribute to business development, including bid writing and securing new contracts.
- Lead the design, procurement, and construction stages of highways infrastructure projects.
- Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams, supporting their technical and professional development.
- Oversee project budgets, contract negotiations (NEC, JCT), and risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, including CDM 2015.
Essential:
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) through ICE or equivalent (or working towards).
- BEng/BSc or MEng in Civil Engineering.
- Approximately 10-12+ years’ experience in highways engineering, with approximately 3+ years in a senior leadership role.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including contract negotiation and budget control.
- Proven track record in stakeholder engagement and project delivery.
- Experience mentoring engineers and supporting their professional development.
- Experience in residential, commercial, education and directly for the public sector.
- Experience with working on London Borough, TfL or Local Highway Authority projects.
- Business development and bid writing experience.
- ICE-registered mentor status.
- London (Chancery Lane) and/or Essex (Chelmsford) – expected in-office presence at least 3 days per week.
- Travel to project sites and client meetings as required.
- Encourage, Manage, Mentor and Lead the South East Team.
- Flexible and hybrid working options available.
About Us
In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.
SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.
SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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