Associate Director (Highways, Development & Infrastructure)

Overview

In this role you lead and deliver transport infrastructure design projects from early to detailed stages, building strong client relationships across public and private sectors. You will manage budgets, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and drive schemes through tender, delivery, and construction. The position sits in Birmingham with hybrid working and room to grow the infrastructure team and design capability. You’ll shape outcomes on active travel, bus-priority, urban traffic and public realm projects, contributing to SYSTRA’s mission of safe, sustainable mobility.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive remuneration package
• bonus
• private healthcare
• electric car scheme
• flexible benefits
• hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Project manage transport design schemes and control budgets
• Lead engineering teams through outline, preliminary and detailed design
• Maintain client-facing relationships and deliver projects on time and to budget
• Oversee contract documents, tendering, and construction phases
• Ensure technical accuracy and adherence to standards across deliverables
• Coordinate multi-discipline inputs and ensure timely scheme delivery
• Review technical documents and assist with expressions of interest and tender preparations
• Staff development, mentoring, and ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance
• Consult with Sector Directors to identify and secure opportunities

Key requirements

• Relevant degree with substantial design consultancy experience
• Chartered Engineer (ICE) or CIHT
• Proven project management experience in transport/highway projects
• Detailed highway design experience and ability to use industry-standard design software
• Experience leading infrastructure development teams and coordinating multi-disciplinary inputs
• Experience with active travel projects, bus priority schemes, urban traffic management or public realm projects (preferred)
• Mentoring staff and developing engineering capabilities
• Knowledge of tendering, bid processes and contract documents
• Ability to build lasting client relationships and manage expectations

• Relationship-building
• Leadership and mentoring
• Client-facing communication
• Highway design and engineering coordination
• Project management of multi-disciplinary design projects
• Tendering and bid preparation

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