Technical Director

Job Description

You will provide technical, strategic, and commercial leadership across a diverse portfolio of coastal and maritime projects. You will play a central role in business development, framework management, and project delivery, while supporting the continued growth and visibility of the coastal practice.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Directing the delivery of major coastal and maritime engineering projects and programmes.
• Providing technical oversight and assurance for coastal defense, flood resilience, and waterfront infrastructure schemes.
• Leading the development of innovative and sustainable engineering solutions for coastal adaptation and climate resilience.
• Driving business growth through client engagement, work winning and strategic market development.
• Expanding and strengthening the coastal engineering team through further recruitment, mentoring and capability development.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, partners, regulators and industry stakeholders.
• Identifying and pursuing opportunities across public and private sector markets, including coastal resilience, ports, waterfront development, and energy infrastructure.
• Supporting multidisciplinary collaboration across engineering, environmental and advisory services.
• Acting as a senior technical authority and trusted advisor to clients and project teams.
• Overseeing project performance, commercial management, and quality assurance.
• Representing the business externally through industry engagement, conferences, and professional networks.
  
  
  

About You

You will be an experienced coastal engineering professional with a strong reputation for technical leadership, project delivery and client development.

You are likely to demonstrate:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are desirable.
• Chartered Engineer status with ICE, CIWEM or an equivalent professional institution.
• Significant experience delivering coastal and maritime infrastructure projects within a consultancy or related environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of coastal processes, flood risk, coastal adaptation, and maritime infrastructure design.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and managing large or complex projects and frameworks.
• A proven track record in business development, client relationship management and winning work.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing project financial performance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, including mentoring and team development.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning capabilities.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.