Assistant Engineer (Bridge) United Kingdom Glasgow Application Deadline 16 August 2026

Do you want to be part of our green transition?

Can you work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality bridge designs and assessments?

Are you a Civil/Structural Engineer with a passion for bridges and complex structural engineering?

Then join us and we can be exceptional together.

Overview

We are looking for an Assistant Engineer to join our Glasgow bridge team.

Working on a wide range of bridge and structure projects you will collaborate on some of the most prestigious infrastructure programmes in the UK.

You will also receive support for your professional development towards chartership with a tailored career plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce engineering designs, assessments and evaluations in accordance with project requirements.
• Prepare calculations, write reports, and check drawings.
• Check design calculations and drawings performed by other engineers.
• Perform a wide variety of engineering activities, including collating and analysing data, developing calculation methods, and working with colleagues to deliver consistently high‑quality project work.
• Contribute to the dissemination of good engineering practice and implement in‑house tools such as the carbon calculation tool.
• Plan and prioritise your workload with support from the project manager, reporting progress against the project budget and programme.
• Deliver your own work to a high technical standard, ensuring accuracy through diligent self‑checking.
• Attend site visits and client meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng, BSc, MEng, MSc) with a clear ambition to work towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience working in an engineering environment, such as an industry placement or professional role.
• Familiarity with UK standards or equivalent European/Euro Codes.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations, specifically designers’ requirements.
• Deep understanding and interest in engineering and a personal commitment to technical excellence.
• Ability and willingness to work in a diverse and multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication skills and teamwork ability.

What We Offer

• 28 days holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays.
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities.
• Private health care for you and a contribution for your immediate dependents.
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
• Annual subscription fees covered for membership in two Professional Institutions.
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange.
• Life assurance.
• Maternity leave: 1‑20 weeks full pay, 21‑26 weeks half pay, 27‑39 statutory (SMP), 40‑52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria apply).
• Paternity leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria apply).

Optional benefits include

• Electric vehicle lease.
• Annual rail card (available for under 30s).

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Abhinav Khanna at abkn@cowi. com.

Equal opportunity employer.

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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