Senior Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead a structures-focused design team within Amey’s Consulting Structures group, delivering technically sound solutions for bridges and highways. You’ll own projects end-to-end from quotation to handover, mentor junior engineers, and liaise with clients to ensure deliverables meet quality, cost and programme targets. The position sits within a major renewals program aligned with National Highways, offering broad impact across transport infrastructure and decarbonisation objectives. You will work in a hybrid setup across multiple regional offices with a strong safety and collaboration culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Exceptional personal development and progression plans
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family-friendly policies for new parents or carers
• Affinity Networks supporting diverse communities

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver technically sound engineering solutions
• Own and drive projects from inception through handover, including quotations
• Prepare and check designs, calculations, drawings and deliverables to meet quality, cost and schedule criteria
• Supervise and develop junior staff, acting as Supervising Civil Engineer or Delegated Engineer
• Coordinate with clients and suppliers at peer level, attend progress meetings, respond to queries
• Manage a small, locally based single-discipline technical team and oversee workload delivery
• Contribute to bids and work-winning activities
• Promote effective Health and Safety practices within the team

Key requirements

• Bridges/Highways Structures experience in an engineering role or equivalent
• Ability to produce or oversee deliverables compliant with technical standards and client requirements
• Experience checking deliverables to an acceptable standard
• Strong knowledge of relevant software/tools (e.g., LUSAS, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design)
• Good commercial awareness
• Understanding of CDM and risk assessment; experience managing hazards and risk across projects
• Understanding of interface management and alignment of multi-discipline deliverables
• Incorporated or Chartered status desirable or contract-specific essential
• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject (or demonstrable equivalent)

• Leadership and people management
• Effective communication with clients and teams
• Mentoring and developing junior staff
• LUSAS
• Autodesk Structural Bridge Design
• Structural analysis and design checks

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