Head of Design Services

Ringway Jacobs
📍 Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 20, 2026

Job Description

Head of Design Services

Contract: Essex Highways

Location: Chelmsford

Contract Type: Permanent

The role of Head of Design Services forms part of the Essex Highways senior leadership team and is responsible for circa 180 people. They will be a strategic thinker with excellent influencing and negotiating skills; the ability to build strong collaborative partnerships with the client and officers, members and external partners; commercially astute with a passion to innovate. The post holder will need to be skilled at bringing together diverse workstreams and a broad range of expertise to achieve successful outcomes, whilst also helping to lead and shape the Essex Highways and wider Ringway Jacobs service offering.

The Role

  • Lead the diverse teams to deliver both Essex County Council’s and Ringway Jacobs’ outcomes, including financial budget and programme forecasting, reporting and overall management of design d...
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    Job Details

    • Location Chelmsford, England
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Other Management Occupations
    • Posted Date June 20, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 30, 2026