Senior Civil Engineer

ameygroupi; Scotland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Family policies

Affinity networks

Social impact days

Job summary

Amey Consulting Scotland is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Consulting Structures Team in Scotland. The role involves leading design efforts on highway schemes, mentoring junior designers, and working closely with Transport Scotland and other clients across Scotland.

You will contribute to bid preparation, manage project costs, and ensure design outputs meet quality, cost, and programme criteria. Flexible/hybrid working across Perth, Motherwell, and Edinburgh is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in Highways civil engineering and design
• Ability to lead a design team and mentor junior staff
• Experience liaising with clients and stakeholders
• Proven track record on scheme delivery, design checks and documentation
• Incorporation/chartered status or equivalent professional licence is desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver technically sound highway design solutions
• Prepare and check designs, calculations, drawings and deliverables
• Oversee junior staff and manage related tasks
• Manage budgets and costs for projects
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives and attend progress meetings
• Contribute to bids and business development activities
• Promote health and safety best practices within the team

Skills

Highways civil engineering

Team leadership

Client liaison

Bid support

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Civil Engineer to join our Consulting Structures Team. With shared office space in our Perth, Motherwell and Edinburgh we invite applications from across 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 Senior Civil Engineers play an important part within the Design team and alongside our client, Transport Scotland. As a Senior Civil 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.

Responsibilities include:

• To lead a team to product technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements.
• 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.
• 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, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function.
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Developedexperience and expertise within Highways/Civil engineering field, probably gained in an Engineerroleor equivalent
• Comprehensive knowledge of design processes and procedures relevant to the civil engineering discipline
• An ability to produceor oversee the production of technically sound Highwaysengineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Experience in undertaking project related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Successful completion of the initial professional development leading to either Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence and to the level defined by their education
• A demonstrable commitment to their plan of actions and key dates leading to successful completion of either the professional review or end point assessment, resulting in the award of Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence
• Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject or demonstrable equivalent further learning

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.