Civil Engineer

Amey; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 24 days

Pension scheme

Career progression

Training programs

Affinity networks

Volunteer days

Job summary

Amey Consulting is seeking a permanent Civil Engineer to join the Design team in Scotland. The role involves delivering highway and local road schemes, coordinating with Transport Scotland and Local Authorities, and leading junior staff on technical tasks.

The candidate will work in a hybrid model across Perth, Motherwell, and Edinburgh offices, supporting major road projects with potential for long-term career development within Amey’s Scotland team.

Qualifications

• Degree or Masters in a relevant civil engineering discipline.
• Experience working on highway schemes and local roads.
• Understanding of industry standards (DMRB, MfS) and CDM regulations.
• Ability to work commercially with clients and meet programme targets.
• Able to supervise junior staff and review work.
• Experience preparing briefs for fee quotes and bids.

Responsibilities

• Produce technically sound engineering designs, calculations and drawings.
• Check designs and oversee junior staff to ensure quality and programme.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives and attend progress meetings.
• Lead a small local design team and manage workloads and delivery.
• Support bid preparation and work-winning activities.
• Work on site as required, with flexibility for hours.

Skills

Highway engineering experience

Local roads & S278 layouts

Commercial focus & client-facing

Supervise junior staff

CDM regulations knowledge

Fee quotes briefs preparation

Delivery on time & within budget

Self-motivated / independent

Education

Degree/Masters qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

Amey Consulting – Civil Engineer

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent

Title: Civil Engineer

Requisition ID: 11959

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Civil Engineer to join our Consulting Structures Team. With shared office space in our Perth, Motherwell and Edinburgh we invite applications from across the Scotland.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, but we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part‑time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

Amey Consulting Scotland Team are involved in designing some of the largest civil engineering and associated infrastructure projects across Scotland with cumulative values in excess of £1bn.

Amey manages both the Southwest and Northeast Trunk Road Network Management contracts, with the Southwest being awarded in 2020 and the Northeast in 2022. These are 8‑year contracts, extendable up to 12 years. In addition to these long‑term contracts, we also have a diverse portfolio of major roads, bridges and transportation and civil design projects with Transport Scotland, Local Authorities, and established contractors across the country.

These long‑term contracts provide excellent opportunities for technical, engineering, and professional design staff at all stages of their careers to be involved in some of the most exciting and challenging engineering projects associated with Scotland’s arterial road network.

What You Will Be Doing

Our Civil Engineers play an important part within the Design team and alongside our client, Transport Scotland.

Responsibilities Include

• To work in a team, producing technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working unsupervised and supervising more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks.
• The preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme. Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Managing a small, locally based single discipline technical team and taking responsibility for delivery of workload.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function.
• Working on site, either on a visiting basis or in a full time but temporary role and including out of hours working.

We Want To Hear From You If You Have

• A Degree/Masters qualification in a relevant discipline
• Relevant experience in highway engineering, particularly local roads and S278 layouts
• The ability to work in a commercial and customer focused way which achieves programme, meets performance targets and generates income
• Be confident to work under minimum supervision and competent to check the work of others and supervise less experienced or junior staff
• A good understanding of Manual for Streets, DMRB, other national standards, best practice guidance, local standards etc.
• A good understanding of the CDM regulations and their relevance to highway design
• The ability to support the preparation of briefs for fee quotes for delivery of services when required
• Can deliver on time, within budget and to the quality required
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate apply best practice within the team

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What We Can Offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some Of Our Benefits Include

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - holiday structure
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What We Do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high‑value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often‑marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

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