Associate Director- Highways

5 days ago


Otley West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Hays Full time €70,000 - €80,000

Hays Civil Engineering is delighted to be partnering on a retained basis with Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) a firm of civil, structural, and environmental engineering consultants.
The company has been established for 50 years and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. ROD has an office in Otley near Leeds and two offices in Dublin. There are 12 shareholders of ROD, all of whom are full-time employees of the company.
The office in Otley was established in 2019 and a separate operating company, Roughan and O'Donovan UK Ltd, was incorporated in 2018. There are currently 19 people working in the Otley office with a plan to increase this over the coming years.
Current UK projects the team are involved in are:
A5 Western Transport Corridor ECI,
Whilst these are major highways and bridge projects, there is an extensive element of Active Travel, SUDS, Environment and Geotechnical elements to them with a keen focus on sustainability.
Past projects include:
A1231 Northern Spire and approaches and
ROD has an extensive portfolio of past projects in the Highways & Transportation sector in Ireland, having provided services to public-sector, contractor and PPP clients on more than 500km of motorway projects, and Greenways, for instance.
ROD is also a market leader in Urban Realm and Active Travel project design in Ireland and has been requested to provide training in this sector in the UK based on our large portfolio of completed projects. Sustainability and liveability are cornerstones of our design philosophy, and we strive to incorporate circular economy principles in all of our project designs. ROD has targeted the UK market as its principal growth area and is now seeking to recruit an Associate/Technical Director to support the further growth of the ROD UKL business in that sector.
This role is ideal for an individual with a proven ability to provide technical leadership, to develop professional teams, and to provide high quality service to clients. The successful candidate will hold a senior transportation design leadership position in an engineering consultancy and will have the ambition to lead that discipline within the expanding ROD UKL team.
The position will be based in the Otley office.
Provide leadership for the transportation team, overseeing, supporting, advising and coaching the engineering professionals.
Supervise highways and transportation projects, lead design evolution and checking with full technical responsibility for deliverables, assign responsibilities and allocate resources efficiently.
Lead and direct bidding efforts for new highways and transportation projects.
Be part of the management team in the wider ROD Transportation Group, including organising ROD UKL inputs to projects in Ireland and coordinating resources in Ireland to support UK bidding and projects.
Undertake group-wide management functions allocated by the Board.
A Chartered Engineer with a university degree, coupled with in excessive of 15 years experience in Civil Engineering design.
Excellent technical skills in the design of highways, streets, and transportation projects.
Commercial and financial acumen.
Experience of traffic network analysis is desirable but not essential.
An opportunity to join an established consultancy, offering the autonomy to run the Highways discipline and the strategic goals for future success, by further developing strong new and existing client relationships and maintaining their reputation for quality delivery and ongoing service.
Their people are their main priority, which is why they offer a flexible and hybrid working environment for those that choose to utilise it. They also ensure the Leeds office is open 5 days a week for individuals that prefer to work in an office environment too.
They retain their people by offering long-term, stable, and progressive careers, including supporting continued learning and setting career goals suited to the individual and business.
A competitive package is available, and you can expect to achieve a basic salary of £70k-£80k basic, plus bonus and benefits associated with this level of appointment.
Design Lead
Highways and Transportation

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