Technical Director – Civil Engineering
RSK GroupFCERM Technical Director – Civil Engineering
Location: Birmingham, Bradford-on-Avon / Bristol, Chester, Redhill or Swansea
Contract: Full‑time or Part‑time, Permanent
Shape the Future of Flood & Coastal Resilience
At Binnies, part of the global RSK Group, we’ve spent over 100 years delivering innovative solutions that protect communities, enhance the environment, and secure resilient water systems. We’re continuing to grow our award‑winning Flood, Coast & Maritime capability — and we’re looking for a Civil Engineering Technical Director to help lead the way.
If you want to influence nationally significant projects, guide multi‑disciplinary teams, and play a key role in tackling the climate and nature emergency, this is an opportunity to make real impact.
The Opportunity
As our Technical Director (Civil Engineering) within the Flood, Coast & Maritime team, you’ll provide senior technical leadership across a diverse portfolio including:
- Flood risk management
- Coastal erosion and maritime infrastructure
- Water resources
- Forestry infrastructure
- Climate adaptation and nature‑based solutions
Reporting to the Client Services Director, you’ll act as a Technical Authority and a trusted adviser to clients and internal teams alike.
You will work closely with our Digital Transformation team to ensure we are adopting the latest technology to keep us at the cutting edge of digital solutions and be a promoter and champion of innovative thinking.
What You’ll Be Doing
Technical Leadership
- Act as the Technical Authority ensuring the highest-quality deliverables across FCERM projects
- Provide thought leadership, drive knowledge sharing, and champion best practice
- Lead engineering design activities and set robust technical direction
- Promoting a right first-time approach to producing quality deliverables
Project & Team Leadership
- Serve as Engineering Manager on major projects, guiding multi‑disciplinary teams
- Oversee delivery to scope, programme, budget and quality
- Coordinate and steer all technical elements of complex projects
- Build strong relationships with clients including the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, local authorities, and developers
Growth & Capability Development
- Support business development through technical insight and client engagement
- Influence resource planning: recruitment, skills development, training needs
- Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, supporting professional accreditation (ICE, CIWEM, etc.)
Minimum in‑office presence: 2 days per week.
About You
We’re looking for a collaborative and inspirational technical leader with:
- A degree in Civil Engineering
- Chartered status with ICE, CIWEM or equivalent (Fellowship desirable)
- Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure projects, ideally in FCERM
- Strong track record of leading multi‑disciplinary teams
- Excellent client‑facing skills and the ability to broker agreement between diverse stakeholders
- Working knowledge of NEC contracts (PSC/ECC)
- A proactive, solutions‑driven mindset and a passion for engineering that makes a difference
Why Join Binnies?
- A culture built on empowerment, flexibility and inclusion
- Industry‑leading hybrid working, with the ability to work from any of our UK offices
- A supportive environment that champions technical excellence and innovation
- The backing of the RSK Group’s 7,000+ specialists across 120 businesses
- Projects that genuinely improve communities, ecosystems, and climate resilience
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About Us
We develop intelligent solutions using our award-winning integrated planning and design approach to deliver functional infrastructure and lasting environmental and social legacies. This is backed by a culture that has stayed true since our foundation over 100 years ago. We create new possibilities for humanity through our innovative approach to delivery.
Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.
Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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