Principal Scour Management Engineer in Glasgow

The Opportunity 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 role Due to the increased workload, we are seeking to recruit a Principal Scour Management Engineer / Team Leader. The successful candidate will undertake and oversee the production of Scour Risk Management plans, scour assessments, feasibility studies and design, leading a dedicated scour team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within the Flooding and Water Management team in Scotland in our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices, providing effective support and assistance to Engineers and team leaders on a variety of scour-related schemes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief
• Undertake a wide range of scour-related work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance.
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Progress projects through preliminary and detailed design with emphasis on client requirements and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations.
• Supervise, mentor and develop team members from senior engineers, through to graduate engineers and technicians.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets, inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees.
• Support the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts.
• Effective management and response of project-related correspondence.
• Checks to ensure compliance with the Integrated Management System and assist in the development.
• Prepare and check feasibility studies, appraisal/assessment reports and other written documents.
• Development of engineering solutions and presenting engineering options.
• Complete performance appraisals with direct reports and provide learning and development opportunities where possible.

What you will bring to us:

• Can demonstrate high-level experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent.
• Can demonstrate an ability to produce or oversee the production of technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements.
• Have extensive experience in Scour Risk Management.
• Have experience in managing project-related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Are experienced in the application of technical governance procedures within a consulting engineering environment.
• Have a Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject.
• Have Chartered status held with an appropriate professional body.
• Know technical governance procedures and how they are applied within a consulting engineering environment.
• Are an accredited training manager with a relevant professional institution, e.g. Supervising Civil Engineer for the Institution of Civil Engineers.
• Are capable of acting as lead or engineering day-to-day main contact for a project where required under the terms of the commission.

What we can offer you:

• Flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs.
• A dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones.
• Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success.
• Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.
• Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
• A range of other great perks and benefits including a generous pension scheme, bonus up to 10% of base salary, and flexible benefits scheme tailored by you.
• Access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset. You’ll be stretched, but always supported. We’ll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their 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.