Design Engineer in Cumbernauld

Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland

Sector: Rail & Civils & Structures

What You’ll Receive:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Company car or car allowance.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Up to 3 volunteering days.
• Company contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Medicash Health Cash Plan and Rewards.
• Strong internal support structures and clear pathways for career progression.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• A safe, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Employee forums that ensure your voice is heard.

An excellent opportunity to join a growing in‑house design team delivering civil engineering and structural projects across the rail sector. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and is looking to advance their professional development within a supportive and ambitious business.

About The Business Unit:

AmcoGiffen has secured several long‑term frameworks with key clients and is expanding its Civil & Structural Design capability. As part of this growth, we are establishing a dedicated design team in Cumbernauld. We have multiple openings at various levels for engineers who are committed to delivering high‑quality, efficient, and innovative design solutions. Our in‑house team includes specialists across a range of competencies, responsible for delivering design engineering services on civils, rail, and infrastructure projects. Current and upcoming work includes CP7 frameworks, asset management contracts, infrastructure enhancements, and tendered rail/civils schemes. Typical projects include:

• Bridge reconstruction, replacement, refurbishment, and strengthening
• Station upgrades, including platforms and access‑for‑all schemes
• Structural works across bridges, tunnels, footbridges, and associated assets

The Role:

As a Design Engineer, you will develop technical solutions that meet the team’s budget, programme, and quality requirements. You’ll contribute to the full design lifecycle, from feasibility through to detailed design, and play an active role in ensuring safe, efficient, and robust engineering outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Applying sound engineering principles to propose confident, practical solutions.
• Challenging briefs constructively to develop clear, innovative, and buildable designs.
• Designing and checking engineering solutions across a range of civil and structural projects.
• Producing clear, consistent calculations, reports, and sketches aligned with current Codes of Practice and Standards.
• Communicating design intent effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
• Representing the design function in meetings with project teams and external partners.
• Supporting the team’s financial, quality, and programme objectives.
• Promoting safe working practices across all activities.

About You:

• Degree‑qualified Civil Engineer (BSc / BEng / CEng).
• Experience in civil engineering design, ideally within the rail sector (bridges, structures, stations, platforms, etc.).
• Incorporated or Chartered status, or actively working towards professional membership (ICE / IStructE).
• Experience gained within client, contractor, or consultancy organisations is welcome.

The Company:

Why AmcoGiffen? You will be joining a reputable and firmly established engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country. You will become part of our expert outfit. AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen:

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent. We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation. Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork. AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro‑actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing:

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have a large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now! For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team: tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk