Director – Marine & Coastal Infrastructure - CK3450611

Overview

Lead and grow a marine & coastal infrastructure team, delivering ports, harbours and flood‑defence projects.

Key Responsibilities

• program delivery
• team leadership
• client management
• innovation
• business development
• marine infrastructure

Tasks

This is a strategic leadership role combining business development, team management and project delivery. You’ll build the capability from the ground up, establish a brand in the marine sector, and ensure excellence in delivery, profitability and reputation. -Deliver major infrastructure programmes ports, maritime, coastal defences, flood resilience ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes -Manage and mentor senior project managers and associates, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture -Provide leadership across technical, commercial and operational disciplines, guiding teams through design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases -Lead and develop a new Marine & Coastal Infrastructure team from recruitment to deployment -Maintain strong client relationships at board/executive level, acting as trusted advisor on marine infrastructure and coastal resilience -Champion innovation, sustainability and resilience in the marine environment, aligning with regulatory and environmental frameworks

Requirements

• chartered
• degree
• marine
• coastal
• leadership
• p&l

What You Bring

Are you an experienced leader in infrastructure delivery, with a passion for marine and coastal projects? Here’s a unique opportunity to spearhead and shape a brand-new team dedicated to marine and coastal infrastructure within a respected multi-discipline consultancy. You’ll have full ownership of building the team, shaping the strategy, and winning work across the UK’s coastlines. You are a senior infrastructure professional ideally with a strong portfolio in marine/coastal environments equipped to lead at Director level and take ownership of a business unit. -Strategically minded, commercially astute, able to align technical teams with business objectives -Demonstrable success in business development and client relationship management you win work and increase market share -Technical credibility across marine/coastal engineering, construction delivery and asset resilience -Substantial experience delivering marine, port, harbour or coastal flood-defence infrastructure projects in the UK -Proven leadership of multi-discipline teams, with accountability for P&L, growth and delivery excellence -Excellent communicator, networker and influencer comfortable engaging with clients, contractors and stakeholders at senior levels -Willingness to travel across the UK coast as project demands dictate -Degree qualified in engineering, project management or a related discipline; chartered status (CEng, ICE, RICS, APM or equivalent) preferred

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Benefits

This is your chance to build something significant and lasting. You’ll join a consultancy investing in your leadership, supporting your ambition, and rewarding you for success. Based in a shell-style base (Winchester, Plymouth or Southampton) you’ll benefit from regional flexibility, a strong support network, and access to a diverse project pipeline in a growing market. £90,000k upwards + Executive Package - Winchester, Plymouth or Southampton (Hybrid Working) Competitive salary, executive benefits and clear progression — this role offers both strategic impact and personal fulfilment in the marine infrastructure space. -Own business growth: client development, bid leadership, market positioning and strategic growth planning

About Kingsley

-Headquartered in Liverpool since its founding, it blends industry insight with recruitment know‑how. -It matches professionals across surveying, property management, and construction roles. -While broadening into international, interim, and executive search, its core remains aligned to the built environment. -Its consultants support project portfolios in asset and property management, commercial, residential, and housing association sectors. -Kingsley often handles niche roles in engineering, construction, surveying, and town planning for blue‑chip and start‑up clients. -The firm streamlines talent discovery across surveying, built environment, and construction.

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