Technical Project Lead – Project Engineer, Civil Design & Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical oversight across multiple civil and infrastructure design projects
• Coordinate and review multidisciplinary inputs including civil, structural, surveying, and related disciplines
• Ensure all design outputs are compliant, integrated, and deliverable
• Support development of project scopes, programmes, deliverables, and resource planning
• Assist department heads in preparing bids, quantifying design costs, and contributing to the creation of Terms of Engagement
• Act as a key technical interface between internal teams, clients, consultants, and contractors
• Demonstrate strong client-facing capability, representing the organisation professionally in meetings and technical discussions
• Provide contractor oversight, including site inspections, quality checks, and acting in a client representative or Clerk of Works capacity where required
• Resolve technical issues and coordinate design changes across project life cycles
• Support technical assurance processes including design reviews, checking, and QA procedures
• Work alongside Project Managers to support delivery against programme and budget requirements
• Monitor technical progress, identifying risks, constraints, and coordination issues
• Support management of change, technical queries, and design revisions
• Assist with NEC contract-related technical coordination where applicable
• Contribute to improving project delivery processes, communication standards, and documentation practices
• Review technical documentation including drawings, reports, calculations, surveys, and specifications
• Coordinate engineering interfaces across civils, structural, utilities, and building surveying disciplines
• Support feasibility studies, site investigations, and condition assessments
• Contribute to constructability reviews, ensuring practical and buildable design solutions
• Ensure compliance with legislation, standards, and client requirements
• Support development and standardisation of technical processes, templates, and best practices
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technical team members
• Participate in lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the growth and capability development of the civil design function

• Proven experience in team working and team leadership
• Proven client-facing experience and stakeholder management
• Experience in contractor oversight, site inspection, or client representative / Clerk of Works roles
• Strong ability to interpret technical standards (BS EN, building regulations, technical guidance)
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, technical)
• High attention to detail and quality-focused mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver consistently high-quality outputs
• Capability to mentor, lead and support technical teams
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to regularly attend the Oxford office
• Desirable:
  Relevant Educational Qualifications
• Experience assisting with bid preparation, design cost estimation, and Terms of Engagement
• Experience working across multidisciplinary infrastructure or energy projects
• Experience in NEC contracts or similar frameworks
• Experience contributing to technical governance, QA, and process improvement
• Experience working in a diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Ability to teach, present, and simplify complex technical topics