Principal Project Manager in Glasgow

Principal Project Manager role to play a leading role in shaping how Scotland’s trunk road and motorway network responds to the challenges of climate change, ageing assets, and increasing network vulnerability. Based at the NMC SW Polmadie office in Glasgow, with hybrid working that balances time between home and the office. Amey works in close partnership with Transport Scotland, the steward of one of the nation’s largest and most strategically important public assets — the £22bn Scottish trunk road and motorway network.

Much of this network includes ageing structures, earthworks, drainage systems, and pavements that are increasingly exposed to extreme weather, changing climate patterns, and rising user expectations. As investment priorities shift towards adaptation, resilience and whole‑life asset management, we are seeking an exceptional leader to help shape and deliver a long‑term investment programme that addresses climate risk, extends asset life, and protects vulnerable locations across the network.

This role will be pivotal in ensuring that lifecycle thinking, asset condition and long‑term performance are central to project and programme decisions — particularly at locations vulnerable to flooding, landslip, coastal erosion, structural deterioration and repeat interventions.

As a Principal Project Manager, you will provide senior leadership across complex programmes of work that balance immediate operational needs with long‑term resilience, sustainability and value for money, safeguarding the performance of Scotland’s trunk roads for current and future generations.

• Providing senior project leadership across major programmes within the Scottish Trunk Road Management Contracts, with a strong focus on climate adaptation, ageing assets, and whole‑life infrastructure performance.
• Leading the development and delivery of complex, multi‑disciplinary projects addressing climate‑ and age‑related risks such as flooding, drainage failure, landslips, earthworks instability, structural degradation, and pavement deterioration.
• Championing a lifecycle‑based approach to investment, ensuring asset condition, residual life, maintenance burden and future climate stressors are embedded within project scoping and options development.
• Shaping long‑term investment and renewal strategies that prioritise resilience, reduce repeat failure and extend asset life at high‑risk and vulnerable locations.
• Acting as a trusted senior partner to Transport Scotland, supporting informed, evidence‑based decisions on asset renewals, adaptations and enhancement schemes.
• Providing strategic oversight of programme governance, ensuring alignment with Amey governance, Scottish legislation, Transport Scotland asset management principles and public sector best practice.
• Working collaboratively with operational, engineering, environmental and asset management teams to ensure projects are integrated, practical and sustainable across the asset lifecycle.
• Leading the identification and management of strategic risks and dependencies associated with asset condition, climate uncertainty and long‑term network performance.
• Supporting early contractor involvement, work winning, mobilisation and third‑party development activity, bringing lifecycle and resilience insight into bids and project development.
• Promoting innovation, learning from past asset performance and failures, and the adoption of durable, low‑carbon and adaptive solutions.
• Mentoring and developing project management capability, supporting succession planning and professional growth across the business.
• Championing inclusive leadership, collaboration and psychological safety, embedding a culture where safety, sustainability, asset stewardship and public value are central to decision‑making.

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in Project Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Asset Management, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure lifecycle management, including asset condition, deterioration mechanisms and whole‑life cost considerations.
• Demonstrable experience integrating climate adaptation, resilience and sustainability into project or programme delivery.
• Ability to balance short‑term operational pressures with long‑term asset stewardship and network performance.
• Experience working in complex stakeholder environments, including public sector clients, operational teams, supply chain partners and technical specialists.
• Strong leadership capability, with experience developing high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Clear, confident and empathetic communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative, pragmatic and solutions‑focused mindset, underpinned by curiosity, integrity and a forward‑looking approach to infrastructure management.

It is essential you have a Chartered status with a relevant professional body (e.g. ICE, CIHT, IHE) and proven experience delivering complex highways or infrastructure programmes, ideally within trunk roads, highways maintenance or regulated public sector environments to be considered for this role.

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. We have a competitive reward and benefits programme.

• Career Development – Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Choices – Flexible benefits scheme tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey – Online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service and dental vouchers
• Social Value – 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

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. Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.