At BakerHicks, our Civil and Structural team plays a central role in how complex infrastructure is planned, led and delivered. Operating across multiple UK offices, the team works as a single, connected discipline, bringing together depth of experience, strong professional judgement and a consistent approach to quality.
The team supports a wide range of sectors including transportation, aviation, power, the public sector, nuclear, defence and life sciences. This work sits in technically demanding, highly regulated environments, where clarity of direction, thoughtful decision‑making and strong leadership are critical to success.
What defines the team is not just technical capability, but how the work is carried out: a focus on collaboration across offices, clear accountability, and standards that are applied consistently across projects, clients and sectors. It’s an environment where leadership matters, teams are supported to perform at their best, and the quality of work is something people take pride in.
To ensure the discipline continues to operate as a connected, high‑performing team as it grows, we are seeking a Director – Civil & Structural Engineering across multiple UK offices.
This is a senior leadership role for a Chartered Civil or Structural professional with a proven track record in delivering growth, supporting and managing large, multi‑office teams, and delivering design excellence across complex, multi‑disciplinary projects.
You will combine technical authority with commercial leadership, driving performance across projects, people, and clients while supporting continued business growth.
Deliver business and growth strategies aligned with company vision and values
Mange design excellence, innovation, and consistent technical quality
Oversee project performance including programme, risk, and financial outcomes
Support and manage multi‑office teams, ensuring capability, capacity, and resource alignment
Provide technical governance through design reviews and bid‑stage assurance
Ensure compliance with quality systems and drive continuous improvement
Full responsibility for discipline financial performance, including fee management, forecasting, cost control, and board‑level reporting
Approve bids, fee proposals, contracts, and consultancy appointments
Manage change control and ensure commercial alignment across project delivery
Be responsible for and manage large, multi‑office teams, including recruitment, resourcing, and succession planning
Provide visible leadership, mentoring, and capability development
Foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture across the discipline
Ensure teams are effectively structured to meet current and future workload demands
Commercial & Technical Delivery
Manage delivery of complex, multi‑sector projects to high technical and commercial standards
Oversee project controls, including fees, risk, and overall delivery performance
Support bid and design reviews, ensuring quality, compliance, and competitiveness
Maintain technical governance across all workstreams
Manage external consultants and specialist sub‑consultants
Strengthen client relationships and support business growth initiatives
Chartered Civil or Structural professional (ICE, IStructE or equivalent)
Proven experience directing and managing large, multi‑office or geographically dispersed teams
Strong track record in delivering complex, multi‑sector, multi‑disciplinary projects in a leadership capacity
Strong commercial responsibility, including fee management, contracts, project performance, and financial reporting
Experience engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders, including clients and leadership teams
Strong people leadership capability, including team development, resourcing, and performance management
Must be willing and able to obtain, or already hold, the required Security Clearance to work on nuclear and defence sector projects
If you’re ready to take on a senior leadership role where you can shape a growing discipline and make a real impact across people, projects, and performance, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels.
The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.
In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.
Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: (National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK)
About BakerHicks
We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.
BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.
Benefits
Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.
What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:
- Company car or cash allowance
- Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
- Life assurance scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
- Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
- Flexible/hybrid working
- Family friendly policies
- Employee assistance
- Professional development
BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.
BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.
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