Technical Manager - Structural, Civil & Temporary Works

Technical Manager - Structural, Civil & Temporary Works

Edinburgh

First People Solutions is working with a well-established, UK-wide multidisciplinary consulting engineer with a strong reputation for delivering technically challenging projects. With a network of offices across the UK, they bring together expertise across structural and civil engineering, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, planning, water, and health & safety services.

They are now looking for an experienced Structural / Civil Engineering Technical Manager to join their Edinburgh team.

The Role

This is a senior technical leadership position with a strong focus on temporary works and temporary structures, alongside wider civil and structural engineering
You'll lead the technical delivery of projects from initial planning and design through to site delivery and close-out, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and working closely with clients, contractors and internal teams
You'll provide technical oversight across temporary structures, access arrangements, roads, car parking, drainage, water supply and earthworks, while ensuring designs are robust, compliant and delivered to a high standard

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coordinate and review structural and civil engineering outputs, particularly temporary works and temporary structures
Oversee temporary works design, review and coordination
Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs across structural, civil, geotechnical, transportation and other specialist teams
Lead project reviews, client meetings and stakeholder workshops
Carry out technical audits, risk reviews and design checks
Manage project deliverables, budgets, proposals and invoicing
Attend sites and provide technical support during project delivery

About You

You'll be an experienced Structural or Civil Engineer with strong technical and project leadership experience, ideally with a background in temporary works, temporary structures or specialist engineering projects.

You'll ideally have:

A degree and chartered status
Significant civil / structural experience from a UK design engineering consultancy
Strong experience in temporary works design, review and/or coordination
Experience with temporary or specialist structures would be highly advantageous
Strong knowledge of UK design standards and regulatory requirements.
Excellent communication, client and stakeholder management skills.
The ability to lead and review technical work while supporting more junior engineers

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary, private healthcare, life insurance and contributory pension
Hybrid and flexible working
Ongoing career and professional development
The opportunity to work on high-profile, technically challenging projects across the UK and internationally

Interested?

If you're a Chartered Structural or Civil Engineer with strong temporary works experience and are looking for a role offering greater technical responsibility, client exposure and involvement in specialist projects, I'd be keen to hear from you!

Apply now or get in touch with First People Solutions for a confidential discussion.

Equal Opportunities:

First People Solutions is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed