Technical Manager
Edinburgh

One of the UK’s largest private multidisciplinary partnerships of consulting engineers, delivering civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, planning, water, and landscape architecture services.  Specialising in providing cost‑effective, sustainable engineering solutions and prides itself on high-quality service delivery, technical excellence, and long-standing client relationships

Role Overview – The Technical Manager – Civil Engineer (Roads and Infrastructure) will take a leading role in technical project delivery across the Roads and Infrastructure portfolio in the Edinburgh office. The role involves overseeing design quality, managing multidisciplinary inputs, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and supporting the development of engineers within the team. The Technical Manager will act as a technical authority, contributing to project success. The role also has a business management and development function which will require the Technical Manager to support on development and expansion of the current client base and manage and report on the financial performance of the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Leadership & Oversight
• Lead, coordinate, and review civil engineering design outputs, ensuring accuracy, technical robustness, and compliance.
• Oversee feasibility studies, technical assessments, and engineering analyses across infrastructure and development projects.
• Provide guidance across civil engineering disciplines, including highways, drainage, earthworks, and structural interfaces.
• Ensure designs meet regulatory requirements and align with quality standards.
• Strong working knowledge of MCHW, DMRB and relevant industry design standards
• Strong commercial awareness
• Working experience of statutory procedures and procurement mechanisms.

Project Delivery & Multidisciplinary Coordination

• Manage technical inputs from internal teams (e.g., geotechnical, environmental, structures, planning, transportation).
• Work closely with project managers to ensure efficient resource allocation and timely delivery.
• Participate in project reviews, client meetings, and design workshops.

Quality & Compliance

• Conduct technical audits, risk reviews, and design checks.
• Drive best practice in engineering processes, modelling, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, UK design standards, CDM duties.

Team Leadership & Development

• Mentor and develop engineering staff within your team.
• Foster collaborative working and continuous professional development.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the technical point of contact for clients, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
• Support bid writing, technical proposals, and business development initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Civil Engineering (MEng/BEng or equivalent).
• Chartered status (CEng, MICE or equivalent) preferred.
• Significant experience in civil engineering, including design responsibility.
• Experience delivering infrastructure or development multidisciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation and organisational skills.
• Strong knowledge of UK design standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Management of contract budgets and financial reporting.
• Full clean driving license

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• A collaborative, partner‑led environment with access to multidisciplinary expertise.
• Career and professional development and opportunities on high‑profile projects.
• Competitive salary and benefits, aligned to experience and location.
• A culture built on responsiveness, flexibility, and sustainable, value‑adding engineering.
• Competitive salary and excellent flexible benefits package
• Contributory pension, personal health care plan and life insurance
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Public Holidays) including annual leave purchase and buy-back scheme
• Bonus Schemes including loyalty bonus and qualifications award
• Interest-free travel loan

For further information on this or any other related positions do not hesitate to contact Peter on 020 8609 6522 or peter@huphuphup.com Our industry knowledge ensures a unique, valued and specialist service. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community and offer every assurance that your application will be handled with the highest levels of professionalism.

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