Technical Director - Rail
Location: Salford Quays
Talented people are the key to our success
About us:
Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?
Morgan Sindall provides national construction and infrastructure services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves.
Opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity within our Rail & Electrification business for an ambitious and talented Technical Director.
The successful candidate will be joining the existing team of passionate and dedicated professionals working together on this innovative project.
The Technical Director will direct and manage business activities and project activities within the area of operation in line with the company and regional strategic plan.
The person:
The right applicant will have a strong Rail and technical background, with suitable business improvement experience. The applicant will be degree educated in a relevant field, and ideally have previous design experience.
We are looking for people who share our passion for the project at hand whilst also being able to work within a fun and hardworking team environment.
Responsibilities:
As a Technical Director you will:
- To actively source new work
- To win work by appropriate bid strategies.
- To deliver projects and achieve perfect delivery
- To ensure accurate forecasting and delivery of financial outcomes
- Deliver the company and regional objectives within the geographical area providing leadership to a business
- Manage financial budgets for both profit and growth
- Manage staff both current and for the future
- Report all aspects of the area objectives to the regional managing director
- Be an ambassador for the company vision and values
About our Rail & Electrification Team
Our customers benefit from the multi-disciplined service we offer in the high speed and underground rail sectors with expertise covering electrification and civil engineering as well as building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, station enhancements and new build.
Our team consists of more than 275 staff - including safety critical staff certified up to engineering supervisor competence level. We work across the UK and Scotland with offices in London, Ware, Rugby, Stoke and Glasgow.
We are a leading provider of construction and isolation services to the rail industry, offering design and build 25kv overhead line and light rail electrification systems, complemented by our own fleet of specialist rail plant.
Our Electrification team provides services across the UK, with a base in Ware, Hertfordshire supported by a specialist electrification training centre and plant depot at Swynnerton, Staffordshire, and Scotland depot at Larkhall, South Lanarkshire.
Our expertise is focused not only on effective project delivery but also on minimising railway user and environmental disruption through innovative working practices. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction - where bridges are installed while railways beneath remain operational and ‘offline’ construction and modularisation techniques within stations.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation.