Principal Bridge Engineer in Perth

Location: Location is Flexible – can be based from our Head Office in Perth, Northwest Office in Inverness, or our South East Offices in South Queensferry or Bonnyrigg.

Full Time / Permanent, 40 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, Hybrid Available after 3 months employment.

BEAR Scotland is a leading provider of highway maintenance services across Scotland. We manage and maintain over 2,000 km of Scotland’s trunk road network, tackling just about every imaginable task and working round the clock to help keep Scotland moving. BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland manage over 750 structures as part of the South East trunk road network which includes a number of complex bridges. Join our team and help maintain some of Scotland’s most iconic bridges and structures. From the Queensferry Crossing and Forth Road Bridge in the South East to the historic and scenic bridges of the North West—including Kessock Bridge, Skye Bridge, and the Caledonian Canal swing bridges—you’ll play a key role in preserving vital connections across the country.

We have an exciting opportunity within the Bridges Team for Principal Bridge Engineers. The Principal Bridges Engineer will manage the identification, investigation, design, planning, procurement and construction management of planned bridge maintenance works on bridges, and other structures, of varying size and complexity.

• Assist the Bridge Manager with the management and supervision of a design team, sub-consultants and sub-contractors.
• Oversee the outline and detailed design of bridge maintenance schemes including technical approval and design certification.
• Supervise others carrying out the assessment of bridges and design of bridge maintenance or refurbishment schemes.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards or manage the submission of Departures from Standard when applicable.
• Produce tender documents and preconstruction information packages.
• Tender evaluation and assisting with contract award.
• Manage the internal financial performance of individual schemes.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality procedures that form part of the company’s Integrated management systems.
• Ensure compliance with the CDM Regulations, as required, and ensure that robust risk assessments are carried out before works, operations or inspections take place.
• This will include undertaking the role of a Principal Designer and, at times, Principal Contractor.
• Liaise with clients and auditors.
• Co-ordinate the production, issue and archiving of all drawings, documents, and scheme files.
• Ensuring that adequate environmental screening is undertaken and appropriate mitigation measures are implemented prior to work commencing.

• Educated to degree level in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Relevant experience in the assessment, design and maintenance of highway bridge structures.
• Professional qualifications and membership of an appropriate professional body (CEng and MICE or MIStructE).
• A full approved UK driving licence.
• Skilled in the project management of schemes and the management of teams.

Why BEAR?

• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including annual leave purchase, Cycle to Work scheme, and our Employee Assistance Programme.

We believe in empowering our team to grow, thrive, and achieve their full potential. Join a company that inspires you to deliver your best work and supports your journey to evolve and succeed. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to promoting fairness, inclusion, and diversity across all areas of our business.

Please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@bearscotland.co.uk.