Associate Director, Bridges and Structures Wide

Associate Director, Bridges and Structures - UK Wide You’re already solving complex engineering challenges. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to influence not only the technical solution, but also how projects are delivered across some of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes.

Your expertise will help shape the future of bridges and structures across transport, energy and major infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in delivering practical, sustainable solutions to clients facing increasing demands around asset performance, resilience, decarbonisation and long-term value.

This is an opportunity to combine technical excellence with leadership. You’ll guide engineers, influence project direction, and help embed smarter ways of working through digital tools, automation and innovative design approaches.

The projects you’ll contribute to have a direct impact on how people travel, connect and live. Your knowledge, judgement and problem-solving ability will help ensure critical infrastructure remains safe, efficient and fit for the future.

About the opportunity

At Jacobs, you’ll help shape some of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects while influencing how structural engineering is delivered in the future. As part of our Bridges & Structures team, you’ll apply your technical expertise to solve complex challenges across highways, rail, energy, aviation and major infrastructure programmes, helping clients improve the performance, resilience and sustainability of their assets.

This is an exciting time to join a team that is investing in innovation, digital delivery and smarter ways of working. You’ll have the opportunity to lead complex engineering solutions, work across multidisciplinary projects and help drive the adoption of new technologies, automation and data-led approaches that improve project outcomes and create greater value for clients.

Our portfolio spans nationally significant programmes such as HS2, National Highways and Network Rail, alongside major international projects. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, technical specialists and delivery teams across the UK and globally, giving you exposure to a diverse range of challenges, sectors and opportunities for professional growth.

Success in this role is about more than delivering great engineering. It’s about influencing project outcomes, developing people, building trusted client relationships and helping shape the future direction of our Bridges & Structures capability. Whether your experience comes from bridges, buildings, asset management, energy or another structural discipline, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on projects that matter.

• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or working towards chartership with a clear pathway to achieving it.
• Experience delivering structural engineering projects within infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities, buildings or related sectors.
• Strong technical engineering and problem-solving capability.
• Experience leading projects, technical packages or engineering teams.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll contribute to nationally significant infrastructure projects that have a lasting impact on communities, mobility and sustainability.

Work on complex engineering problems across multiple sectors rather than being confined to a single project type or market.

You’ll have access to technical experts across the UK and global business, with opportunities to broaden your experience, develop leadership skills and progress your career in the direction that interests you most.

Join a team that values technical excellence, knowledge sharing, innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefit from flexible ways of working that support both project delivery and personal commitments.

Play a leading role in advancing digital engineering approaches while helping deliver lower-carbon, more sustainable…