Associate Director- Bridges

Buro Happold is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join our UK Bridges Team in London or Leeds, delivering excellence on bridges and civil structure projects.

• Lead the design and delivery of significant bridge and civil engineering projects across UK public infrastructure.
• Serve as Project Director/Leader on major multi‑ or single‑disciplinary commissions, establishing robust management systems and ensuring high‑quality output.
• Provide team leadership, coaching, and mentoring of engineers, promoting best practice in technical and commercial delivery in the Bridges team.
• Oversee project finances, actively managing resources, monitoring and controlling fee expenditure, and conducting commercial negotiations.
• Take a lead role in work winning: identify opportunities, produce compelling bids, and pursue strategic business development, with focus on the UK public sector and other sectors and geographies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, collaborators, and stakeholders, acting as a principal representative for Buro Happold.
• Advance knowledge of industry trends, digital best practice, sustainability, and reduction of embodied carbon in bridge design.
• Champion health, safety, environment and welfare, and improve quality standards in all activities.
• Vision for growth and development of the discipline, the team, and the wider business.

• Extensive technical experience of bridge engineering in the UK, including leadership of major public infrastructure projects.
• In‑depth understanding of the UK’s public infrastructure and procurement landscape.
• Proven track record in management of complex, multidisciplinary delivery of projects including highways, rail, utilities, or urban civil structures.
• Demonstrable experience of successful work winning, commercial stewardship, and client relationship development in the public sector.
• Chartered status with a relevant professional institution (e.g., MICE, MIStruct
  
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• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of bank holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Private medical health (family cover).
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection.
• Flexible benefits – including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance and corporate discounts.
• Early leaving at the end of the month (Buro Happold encourages employees to finish at 3pm on the last Friday of each month where feasible), which can equate to an additional four days leave per year.

Buro Happold values diverse perspectives and is an equal‑opportunity employer. Applications from under‑represented groups are welcomed.