Associate - Civil & Structural Lead

Join our Design Buildings business and play a key role in establishing and growing our Civil & Structural Engineering capability in Bristol. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced civil or structural engineer to help shape and develop our regional Civil & Structural Engineering presence, influencing market focus, client relationships, recruitment priorities, technical capability and working culture.

As an Associate
- Civil & Structural Lead, you will establish and grow the Bristol Civil & Structural Engineering capability within our Design Buildings business while leading the successful delivery of civil and structural building commissions.

The role combines senior technical and project leadership with client development, work winning, commercial management, recruitment and team development responsibilities. Initially, workload will be sourced from the wider Design Buildings portfolio, providing a stable delivery base while supporting the growth of the Bristol team. Working closely with colleagues across Newark, Birmingham and London, you will help develop a sustainable regional presence and progressively build a team-generated workload and client base across Bristol and the South West.

Projects may include commercial, industrial and logistics, education, data centres and other mission-critical facilities.

In the short term, you will focus on establishing a visible and credible Buildings Civil & Structural Engineering presence in Bristol, delivering projects from the wider Design Buildings portfolio and developing strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.

Over time, you will build and lead a high-performing regional team, develop a sustainable opportunity pipeline across Bristol and the South West, and contribute to the continued growth of the Design Buildings business. Success will be measured through safe, technically robust and commercially successful project delivery, alongside creating a sustainable and well-regarded Bristol Civil & Structural Engineering team.

You will provide technical leadership across civil and structural engineering design and assessment projects, acting as an experienced project or discipline lead. You will ensure appropriate technical assurance, checking, review and approval arrangements are applied, while promoting practical, coordinated and buildable engineering solutions that balance technical performance, commercial considerations, programme requirements and risk.

You will take ownership of project delivery, ensuring outputs are delivered to agreed scope, programme and quality requirements. You will monitor financial performance, manage resources and workload, and identify emerging risks, scope changes and opportunities while maintaining strong project governance and quality assurance.

You will develop strong relationships with clients, architects, developers, contractors, project managers and multidisciplinary teams. You will identify opportunities, contribute to work winning activities and lead the coordination of project teams while communicating technical and commercial information clearly to a range of stakeholders.

As the senior Civil & Structural Engineering lead in Bristol, you will play a central role in building the team in a controlled, workload-led manner. Working alongside the wider leadership and talent acquisition teams, you will support recruitment, onboarding,…