Director of Infrastructure

Discipline: Infrastructure

Location: London (with UK and international travel)

Tyréns AKT’s outstanding reputation, stability and growth has attracted the very best professionals with the promise of progressing and expanding their careers. This continued growth has led to the expansion of the company into key geographies across the globe: Cambridge, Manchester and Bristol in the UK, as well as Copenhagen and Toronto internationally.

We are therefore expanding our London studio.

The Opportunity.

Tyréns AKT is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Director of Infrastructure to bring together existing infrastructure and wider placemaking capabilities from across the Group to establish a coherent, integrated and commercially successful infrastructure business operating across the UK and selected international markets.

This is a strategic business leadership role for an individual who combines entrepreneurial drive, commercial acumen, technical credibility and strong client leadership. You will take responsibility for bringing together and developing our existing infrastructure and wider placemaking capabilities, establishing a clear market position and building a scalable and profitable business.

Working across the Group and with clients, partners and industry stakeholders, you will shape strategy, identify investment priorities, secure major opportunities and build a high-performing team. You will also play a key role in identifying where strategic investment, partnerships or acquisitions could accelerate growth and in developing the business case to support that investment.

Priority markets are expected to include masterplanning, strategic land, urban regeneration, major residential and mixed-use development, campuses, logistics and data centres, sports and leisure, transport and transport-led development, and selected energy infrastructure opportunities in the UK and internationally.

You will have the opportunity to create a market-leading infrastructure and placemaking capability within one of the industry’s most respected engineering practices.

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The role and responsibilities.

As a senior member of staff the responsibilities shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

Leadership and Growth

Develop and deliver Tyréns AKT’s infrastructure growth strategy, defining the markets, sectors, geographies and client propositions in which the business can establish a differentiated and profitable position and prioritising investment accordingly.
Champion interdisciplinary and whole-system thinking, integrating civil engineering, utilities, transport, environmental, sustainability and climate expertise to create better development outcomes and a distinctive client proposition.
Work across the wider Group to align infrastructure and related capabilities, investment priorities and market opportunities, building effective relationships with senior leadership and Group stakeholders.
Influence and secure support for significant strategic investment through clear, evidence-based business cases.
Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners and industry stakeholders.
Identify and secure strategic opportunities, major bids and framework appointments.
Raise Tyréns AKT ‘s profile through thought leadership and industry engagement.

Technical and Project Leadership

Provide strategic leadership across an integrated infrastructure and environmental services market proposition.
Strong understanding of development, planning and zoning processes, with experience of development management including land assembly, feasibility, viability, partnership and risk (site identification, business cases, ROI, planning and delivery).
Lead the development of an early-stage advisory proposition that helps clients understand development potential, infrastructure requirements and return on investment, environmental constraints, planning risk, phasing, viability and long-term resilience before projects move into detailed design.
Deliver innovative, sustainable and commercially successful solutions for clients.
Ensure technical excellence and quality across all project delivery.

Team and Business Management

Assess the performance, capability and market position of the existing infrastructure services disciplines and develop strategies to improve performance, address capability gaps and create a sustainable platform for growth.
Build, lead and develop a high-performing infrastructure team.
Recruit and retain exceptional talent.
Take overall accountability for the commercial performance of the infrastructure business, establishing clear operational and performance targets and delivering sustainable revenue growth and profitability.
Contribute to the wider leadership and strategic direction of Tyréns AKT.
Develop and lead the investment strategy required to accelerate growth, identifying where organic investment, strategic hires, partnerships or acquisitions would strengthen the business.
Develop and deliver a three-to-five-year business plan setting out revenue and profitability targets, priority markets and clients, capability and resource requirements, investment and acquisition opportunities, geographic expansion and measurable returns on investment.

Required skills.

Strong commercial acumen with experience of P&L management, business planning, forecasting and investment decision-making.
Excellent client relationship, business development and commercial skills.
Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Demonstrable experience of integrating teams, disciplines or businesses and establishing effective operating structures across organisational boundaries.
Evidence of creating opportunities for adjacent disciplines and converting early-stage advisory relationships into wider design and delivery commissions.

Qualifications and experience.

Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a degree in Civil Engineering, or Chartered Surveyor or Chartered Planner with proven Development Management skills and experience.
Proven experience in Infrastructure Planning, Infrastructure Engineering and Design and/or Development Management, working across inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams within a consultancy or engineering practice.
Strong track record of winning and delivering major infrastructure, transport, regeneration or mixed-use projects.
Experience of developing and presenting investment cases at Board or Group level, and of evaluating acquisitions, strategic partnerships or business integration opportunities would be highly advantageous.

Why Join Tyréns AKT?

This is a rare opportunity to establish and lead the next phase of Tyréns AKT ‘s infrastructure business. You will help shape the future direction of a growing discipline within a highly respected, design-led engineering practice, working on some of the most ambitious and influential projects in the UK and internationally.

You will join a collaborative leadership team committed to innovation, technical excellence and creating sustainable places that have a positive impact on communities and the built environment.

Success in the Role

Within three years you will have:

Established a recognised infrastructure business within Tyréns AKT.
Built a strong pipeline of UK and international opportunities.
Successfully integrated existing infrastructure capabilities into a coherent and effective business unit.
Build trust and a shared culture across established teams, creating clarity over responsibilities, decision-making, client ownership and project leadership.
Established and secured support for a clear investment strategy, including organic growth and, where appropriate, acquisition opportunities.
Established a sustainably profitable business delivering strong revenue growth.
Developed a high-performing team and culture.
Won and delivered flagship infrastructure and masterplanning projects.
Enhanced Tyréns AKT ‘s reputation for design-led infrastructure engineering.

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