Principal Engineer

Amey; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Amey, a leading provider in engineering and decarbonisation solutions, seeks a Principal Engineer to join their Consulting Highways team. This role provides a unique opportunity to lead important infrastructure projects across Scotland, working in a hybrid environment and mentoring junior engineers. The company offers strong support for career development and a wide range of benefits to maintain work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible benefits scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• High level experience in Highways design and delivery.
• Capable of producing and leading technically sound engineering solutions.
• Experience with health, safety, and diversity regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical team leader providing guidance and supervision.
• Manage project delivery and ensure client expectations are met.
• Lead bids and manage the commercial success of projects.

Skills

Project management

Highways design

Risk management

Technical leadership

Education

Incorporated or Chartered status

Tools

DMRB standards

analytical tools

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Title: Principal Engineer

Requisition ID: 7214

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Engineer to join our Consulting Highways team. This is a hybrid position and with shared office space in Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow, we welcome applications from Senior Engineers across Scotland.

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.

The role

Our Principal Engineers play an important part within the Design team and alongside our client, Transport Scotland. As a Principal Engineer, you will provide effective support and assistance to your Design Team Leader on a variety of road schemes whilst taking the lead on projects and mentoring junior designers.

As a Highways Principal Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in managing the delivery of projects on the Highways account. This would allow for a wide-ranging scope of small and medium-sized projects but with some larger projects included, with recent schemes being major bypasses, trunk road improvements and new major infrastructure sites preparation.

Responsibilities

Management of safe project delivery and our clients’ expectations are top priorities. We're growing our project team to handle all our increasing work, so this is a perfect chance to be part of our expanding Consulting team. Responsibilities include:

• To act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, client and suppliers
• Leading the preparation and checking of designs in accordance with DMRB or other national design codes, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals, attending progress meetings and responding to queries
• Significantly contributing to and leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, taking responsibility for the preparation of technical and commercial offers
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team
  
  

What You Will Bring To Us

• High level experience and expertise within the Highways design and delivery field, probably gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent
• Able to produce and lead the production of technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Experience of managing project related tasks associated with the management of health, safety and welfare, e.g. Amey’s Integrated Management System and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Capable of acting as engineering lead for a larger project where required under the terms of the commission.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of design and specification process with ability to manage others. Demonstrates a full understanding of the project scope and acts as Design Team Lead for both minor and major projects
• Highly experienced with relevant software and similar analytical tools. Good ability to check work produced by others and able to validate and approve the use of new tools
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of CDM and risk assessment. Highly experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensures appropriate risk mitigation and transference has been applied. Is capable of acting as Principal Designer for all projects
• Supervisory and people manager skills. Capable of managing or influencing the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role
• Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence gained through the professional institution to which the individual is aligned
  
  

What We Can Offer You

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Career Development –

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Wellbeing –

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

EDI-

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
  
  

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also 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 application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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