Technical Director Civil Contract Worker

Location/s: Hong Kong
Recruiter contact: Maggie Chan
Hiring manager contact: Edward Tang
Employment Type: Contingent - Independent consultant

Lead the successful delivery of complex multidisciplinary transport projects and programmes in Hong Kong (and the wider Greater Bay Area) spanning rail highways aviation access tunnels and major civil infrastructure. As Project Director you will own client outcomes commercial performance technical assurance and team leadershipchampioning safety sustainability digital innovation and excellence in project governance.

Key responsibilities

1) Delivery & governance

• Assume endtoend accountability for project deliveryscope programme budget quality and benefits realisationacross design procurement construction support testing/commissioning and handover.
• Establish and chair project boards and steering routines maintaining clear decision logs change control and risk/issue registers.
• Ensure rigorous compliance with Mott MacDonalds management systems ISO standards and Hong Kong statutory requirements

2) Client leadership & stakeholder management

• Act as trusted advisor to public and private clients (e.g. government departments authorities operators developers and contractors).
• Build collaborative relationships with client sponsors end users statutory bodies utilities and community representatives; secure timely approvals and permissions.

3) Commercial & contract management

• Own commercial strategy and performance: forecasting margin protection cash collection and contract change.
• Lead contract administration under NEC FIDIC and Hong Kong forms; negotiate variations/claims; manage supplychain performance.

4) Technical assurance & design leadership

• Oversee multidisciplinary design (civil geotechnical structural rail systems highways tunnels E&S digital/BIM) and independent technical reviews.
• Champion value engineering wholelife performance carbon reduction resilience and netzero pathways.

5) Team leadership & people development

• Build and lead highperforming inclusive project teams; coach project managers and discipline leads; succession plan key roles.
• Promote a culture of safety collaboration curiosity and continuous improvement; align resources to demand and capability.

6) Work winning & market development

• Shape capture strategies bids and proposals for priority transport opportunities; craft compelling delivery methodologies and differentiators.
• Develop account plans market insights and partnerships that expand our footprint in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

7) Digital data & innovation

• Drive integrated digital delivery (BIM CDEs) modelbased design/review datadriven performance dashboards and automation where practical.
• Embed information management best practice and assure data quality for reliable decisionmaking.

8) Health Safety Security & Environment (HSSE)

• Lead by example on HSSE CDMaligned duties safebydesign principles construction risk elimination and incident learning.
• Ensure projectspecific HSSE plans audits and verifications are in place and effective.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• Bachelors degree (or above) in Civil Engineering Transport Engineering Project Management or related discipline.Minimum 20 years relevant experience delivering largescale transport infrastructure including 10 years in project leadership/management roles.
• Chartered/Professional Engineer status (e.g. ICE CEng HKIE or equivalent).
• Proven track record directing complex multidisciplinary programmes (railway stations/tunnels highways interchanges airport access or similar) in Hong Kong or comparable metropolitan contexts.

Technical & professional experience

• Demonstrable success managing major consulting assignments and/or design & build interfaces across planning design and delivery phases.
• Strong command of contract forms (NEC/FIDIC/Hong Kong forms) procurement routes and commercial governance.
• Handson experience with risk management change control and claims/negotiations.
• Familiarity with Hong Kong codes standards and regulatory processes (e.g. works approvals utilities coordination environmental and geotechnical guidance).
• Leading integrated digital deliveryBIM (ISO 19650) model coordination CDE platforms and data dashboards.

Leadership & behavioural competencies

• Strategic thinker with excellent client leadership communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercially astute; able to balance technical excellence with business outcomes.
• Inclusive people leader: motivates teams builds capability and champions performance and wellbeing.
• Decisive and calm under pressure; transparent and ethical in all dealings.

Desirable

• Hong Kong Registered Professional Engineer (RPE) beneficial.
• Cantonese proficiency advantageous; English fluency essential.
• PMP/APM or equivalent project/programme management certification.
• Experience across the Greater Bay Area and regional Asia markets.

Join a collaborative inclusive team with opportunities to grow learn and contribute to careerdefining work across transport and buildings in Hong Kong.

Equality diversity and inclusion

We put equality diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client team and personal commitments. We embrace agility flexibility and trust.