Associate Director - Infrastructure Engineer

Rsk Lde; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Director – Infrastructure Engineer to lead the new regional office in Yorkshire. This full-time position involves managing the infrastructure team, supporting key projects, and ensuring high-quality results. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in a relevant role and is equipped with project management skills. The role offers a contributory pension scheme and a flexible benefits program.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Flexible benefits programme including childcare vouchers

Regular training and career development

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in a relevant role.
• Experience in managing and delivering projects on time and budget.
• Ability to provide Expert Witness service when required.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead and deliver department workloads on projects.
• Liaise with Regional Director on Business Plan and Sales Forecast.
• Ensure department PDRs are carried out and feedback is provided.

Skills

Project management skills

Working knowledge of AutoCAD

Team leadership

Understanding of CDM Regulations 2015

Understanding of legislation and technical/design standards

Education

Degree or HNC level education

Chartered or Incorporated member of a relevant Institution

Tools

Design software

Job description

Associate Director – Infrastructure Engineer

RSK LDE (Land and Development Engineering), part of the RSK Group, is recruiting for an Associate Director – Infrastructure Team Lead to head the new regional Yorkshire office. The role is full‑time and permanent, based at Wigan with the opportunity to recruit and establish your own design team. You will lead the team, support key projects, deliver high‑quality results to clients, and develop junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead and deliver department workloads on all projects utilising team members, on time and on budget.
• Liaise with the Regional Director on preparation of the annual Business Plan and Sales Forecast.
• Liaise with the Regional Director and Administrator on monthly invoicing, ensuring sales targets are met.
• Carry out department PDRs and have regular one‑to‑one discussions with team members, providing feedback to the Regional Director.
• Provide a single point of contact within RSK for team projects.
• Provide Expert Witness service where required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Working knowledge of software used for design in the field.
• Project management skills using RSK procedures.
• Understand and implement Designer’s duties under the CDM Regulations 2015.
• Working knowledge of the legislation and technical/design standards in the field.
• 10+ years experience in a relevant role.
• Educated to degree or HNC level.
• Chartered or Incorporated member of an Institution relevant to the field (e.g., ICE, IStructE, CIWEM, CIOB) preferable but not essential.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, childcare vouchers and private health care.
• Regular training and career development.

RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

About Us

Centara, a West Yorkshire‑based company, provides surveying and engineering services to the rail, engineering, construction, utilities, and electricity transmission and distribution sectors. The company focuses on delivering the highest quality, timely and cost‑effective solutions that meet client expectations and ensure repeat business from its existing, and ever‑expanding, blue‑chip client base.

Its offerings include specialist ground‑penetrating radar, 3D laser scanning, unmanned aerial vehicle services, utility mapping surveys, geomatics substation engineering, and computer‑aided design services.

Centara 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.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcoming individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology