Senior Bridge Engineer - Lead Complex UK Structures

Amey; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

24 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Affinity Networks

Social Impact Days

Training and progression

Job summary

Amey Consulting Structures in Glasgow seeks a permanent Senior Engineer (Bridges) to lead design projects and mentor junior engineers within the Bridges team. You will join a specialist group delivering intricate highway and infrastructure schemes across the UK.

We value safety, collaboration and innovation; you will manage bids, prepare robust designs, review calculations, and liaise with clients while driving health and safety best practices. Chartered status is favourable.

Qualifications

• Developedexperience and expertise within the Structures field.
• Ability to produce technically sound engineering solutions meeting standards and client requirements.
• Ownership of deliverables and ability to review others’ work to a reasonable standard.
• Strong knowledge of CDM and risk assessment practices.
• Experience in interface management and coordination across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team and delivering technically sound structural solutions.
• Taking ownership of projects from quotation to handover.
• Preparing and checking designs, calculations and drawings for scheme deliverables.
• Overseeing junior staff and mentoring them as a Delegated Engineer.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives and attending progress meetings.
• Managing a small, local, single-discipline team and ensuring workload delivery.
• Contributing to bids and the wider work-winning function.
• Driving effective Health and Safety practices within the team.

Skills

Bridge engineering

Team leadership

Structural design

Risk assessment

Client liaison

Delegated Engineer

Interface management

Chartered status (ICE/IStructE)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil/ Structural Engineering

Tools

LUSAS

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design

Job description

Amey Consulting Structures in Glasgow seeks a permanent Senior Engineer (Bridges) to lead design projects and mentor junior engineers within the Bridges team. You will join a specialist group delivering intricate highway and infrastructure schemes across the UK.

We value safety, collaboration and innovation; you will manage bids, prepare robust designs, review calculations, and liaise with clients while driving health and safety best practices. Chartered status is favourable.