Technical Director
4 days ago
Cambridge
Technical Director – Engineering & Business Development Location: Cambridge Salary: Competitive, DOE Future Shareholding / Directorship Opportunity We’re looking for a highly motivated, commercially minded engineering leader to head up a growing office and take ownership of business development, client relationships, and project delivery. This is a key strategic hire for a consultancy looking to strengthen its position in the region, drive new project wins, and build long-term client partnerships. You’ll be the technical lead for the office – setting standards, supporting the team, guiding project delivery – while also being the person at the front of BD, networking with clients, securing new opportunities, and shaping the direction of the business. For the right person, there is a clear pathway to shareholding and future directorship. What You’ll Be Doing • Leading the office across technical delivery, client relationships, and commercial performance, • Driving business development: identifying opportunities, winning work, and converting leads, • Acting as the main point of contact for clients, providing a professional and proactive service, • Overseeing project delivery from concept through to completion, • Providing hands-on engineering input where required, • Supporting, mentoring, and developing the engineering team, • Contributing to the strategic growth of the business, • Playing a key role in building a strong regional presence What We’re Looking For • Strong background in Structural engineering (Chartered), • Experience delivering projects within a consultancy environment, • Proven ability to win work, build relationships, and grow client accounts, • Someone who is self-driven, proactive, and comfortable being the “face” of the business, • Confident communicator with genuine commercial awareness, • Ambition to step into a leadership role with long-term progression to shareholder/director Why This Role? • Lead and grow an office with autonomy and genuine influence, • Become central to the development of a fast-growing consultancy, • Mix of technical delivery and front-end BD, • Clear route to equity and directorship, • Chance to build your own team and shape the future direction of the business, • developing the Cambridge office, particularly across the science, research, and commercial sectors. Technical Director Salary & Benefits • Competitive salary (negotiable and dependent upon experience), • 5% Contribution towards a personal pension scheme, • Car allowance, • Bonus, • Private health care and Death in Service benefit, • Holiday, 25 days + BH + option to bank, buy or sell holiday, • Training and continued career development, • Flexible working, • Other company benefits to be discussed upon interview