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Principal Engineer

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Amey
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-22
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Structural Engineer, Civil Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 110000 GBP Yearly GBP 70000.00 110000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: City of Edinburgh

Title:

Principal 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.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal 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

Recent / Ongoing Projects Include

£1.2bn associated with the North East and South West Trunk Road Management Contracts. This includes management responsibility for over 5000 structures including delivery of the following:

  • Assessment of the 831m long 9 no. span twin steel box girders with Lightweight Concrete composite deck of M90 Friarton Bridge and reinforced concrete piers, near Perth
  • M90 Friarton Bridge deck edge parapet beam replacement and parapet upgrades
  • Design and refurbishment of Strathmartine and Glamis Footbridges and approach ramps on the A90 in Dundee.
  • The complex design and construction of temporary propping works for load mitigation measures at the 23 no. span M8 Woodside Viaducts in Glasgow
  • Structural Investigation including Muon Tomography Trials, assessment and long term management strategy of the Kingston Bridge Complex on the M8 in Glasgow
  • Assessment of the 1,300-metre-long cable-stayed orthotropic steel box girder Erskine Bridge on the A898, Dumbartonshire
  • Development of full resurfacing package for the 1300m Erskine Bridge
  • Design and maintenance of a cable re-tensioning scheme at Erskine Bridge together with development and management of external painting contracts.
  • Design and development of access systems to enable further cable and tower inspections at Erskine Bridge
  • A90 Finavon Bridge, design of secant piled wall and scour protection to the riverbed and structure
  • Assessment and bearing replacement design of the 120m long steel box girder of Fochabers Bridge on the A96
  • Assessment of the 120m long 3-span continuous steel box girder of Earn Bridge on the M90

The Long Term Management Of Severn, Avonmouth And Prince Of Wales Crossings With National Highways. Delivering Projects Such As Those Listed Below

  • M48 Severn Suspension Bridge - £500M Main Cable Augmentation Feasibility Study
  • M48 Severn Suspension Bridge – Main Cable Assessment, Management and Mitigation works
  • M48 Severn Suspension Bridge – Hanger Replacement Study
  • Assessment and investigation of the 174m main span box girder at M5 Avonmouth Bridge
  • M4 Prince of Wales Bridge – Assessment of the main Gantry and design of replacement

We also undertake a range of works with Local Authorities over the UK including:

  • £3M Banff Bridge scour protection design
  • £20M Lagan Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge
  • £120m Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside
  • £80m Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland
The role

As a Principal Structures Engineer you will be a technical team leader, providing effective support and assistance to your Design Team, and support the Structures…

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