Overview

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 permanent Lead Senior Engineer to join our Consulting Highways team. This is a hybrid position 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 related 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 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 Lead Senior Civil Engineers play an important part within the Design team and alongside our client, Transport Scotland. As a Lead 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:

• Lead a team to deliver technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Prepare and check designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy quality, cost and programme
• Oversee the actions of more junior staff and take responsibility for their actions
• Be responsible for the commercial success of projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing costs
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attend progress meetings and respond to queries
• Contribute to bids and the general work-winning function
• Promote effective health and safety practices within the team

What you will bring to us:

• Developed experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, likely in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent
• Ability to produce technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements; capable of supervising junior staff
• Experience in managing health, safety and welfare tasks, e.g. Amey’s Integrated Management System and CDM Regulations
• Capable of acting as day-to-day main engineering contact for a project where required (e.g. Contractor’s Responsible Engineer for Network Rail schemes)
• Knowledge of design and specification processes with ability to advise others (Design Team Leader) and check designs to a high standard
• High proficiency with relevant software and analytical tools; ability to check others’ work
• Strong understanding of CDM and risk assessment with experience in hazard and risk management and mitigation
• Capable of acting as Principal Designer for appropriate projects
• Supervisory and people-management skills; ability to manage a medium-sized, locally based single-discipline technical team
• Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence is desirable and may be essential on particular contracts

What we can offer you:

At Amey, our people are our biggest asset. We offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support for life’s ups and downs. Investors in People recognise us among the top 1% of employers.

Our progression framework identifies your career pathway with dedicated mentoring and support. We’re strong advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance – Work-life balance and flexibility are key to our success. We offer hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns with offices across the UK. We’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

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 perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
• Choices - Flexible benefits including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Online voucher portal with discounts from leading retailers

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. You’ll be supported and recognised for your hard work, with opportunities to fulfil your ambitions as well as the organisation’s.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of 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 peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support required at any point during the recruitment process.