Technical Director

Overview

As Technical Director, you will steer the technical function at board level to enable sustainable, profitable growth. You will shape design, digital, sustainability, and quality across projects, aligning delivery with strategic objectives. You’ll lead and develop teams, drive continuous improvement, and foster strong client relationships. Your leadership will enable innovation, governance, and value creation for clients and stakeholders. This role combines technical excellence with strategic, commercial, and people leadership to transform project outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• pension scheme
• private medical for you and a partner
• life assurance
• incentive bonus
• car scheme
• motoring expenditure allowance (MEA)

• Lead and develop the design function to deliver high-quality, innovative and commercially viable solutions
• Drive technical excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement across projects
• Champion best practice, quality assurance and knowledge sharing
• Lead digital transformation initiatives and adoption of digital technologies
• Champion sustainability strategy across projects and operations
• Ensure a high-performing aftercare function delivering client satisfaction and repeat business
• Oversee technical assurance and quality standards to reduce risk and cost
• Build and inspire high-performing teams and support succession planning
• Develop relationships with design consultants and professional service partners
• Collaborate with Preconstruction and Operations to support project delivery

• Senior leader with a track record in technical, design or construction environments
• Experience delivering predictable and profitable growth
• Strong governance, risk management, and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to translate strategy into practical execution
• Ability to build organizational capability and leadership below Board level
• Experience in a technical role within construction or related sector
• Ability to influence at Board level and beyond

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• collaboration
• digital transformation
• governance and risk management
• multidisciplinary team leadership