Principal Bridges Engineer

Title:

Principal Bridges Engineer
Requisition

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.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Structures/Bridges Engineer to join our Amey Consulting Structures team in Scotland. We have design hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Motherwell, Perth, and Aberdeen together with additional office space in Dumfries, Ayr, Dundee, Nairn and Huntly. Our Amey Consulting Structures 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.

£1.2bn Scotland North East and South West Trunk Road management
£240m Severn Bridges management
£30m ADEPT Live Labs 2 Decarbonisation programme
£300m Motorway DBFO
£3M Banff Bridge scour protection design
£20M Lagan Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge
£120m Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside
£80m Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland
£10m Forth Road Bridge Truss End Links Replacement

• Technical Leadership:
  Provide advice, guidance, and supervision to technical teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.
• Design Management:
  Lead the preparation and review of designs, calculations, drawings, and documentation to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
• Commercial Oversight:
  Manage project budgets and costs to ensure commercial success.
• Client and Supplier Liaison:
  Engage with client and supplier representatives, including presenting proposals.
• Bid Preparation:
  Lead and contribute to bid preparation, including technical and commercial offers, with accountability to the bid director.
• People Management:
  Assume the role of people manager when required by the business.
• Sustainable Solutions Development:
  Assist in developing practical, sustainable solutions for bridges and civil structures at all project stages.
• Structural Analysis:
  Undertake and review structural analysis, design, and assessment calculations.
• Technical Document Management:
  Manage the production of carbon and cost estimates, 3D models, drawings, reports, and other technical documents.
• Multi-disciplinary Representation:
  Represent the structures practice in multi-disciplinary projects and meetings with clients and stakeholders.

• Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer (ICE/IStruct
  
  E).
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Comprehensive understanding of CDM and risk assessment, experienced in managing and communicating project hazards and risks, and capable of acting as Principal Designer.
• Knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as DMRB and Eurocodes.
• Apply engineering theory to complex situations, adapting concepts for optimal outcomes.
• Expertise in design and specification processes, with the ability to manage and lead project teams.
• Excellent oral communication skills, able to present ideas effectively to peers, senior colleagues, clients, and deliver training workshops.
• Ability to resolve interface clashes and manage discipline-specific interfaces.
• Strong supervisory and people management…