Principal Engineer in G33, Garnkirk, North Lanarkshire in Glasgow

Principal Bridge Engineer

Location: Inverness / Stepps

Category: Mechanical Engineering / Bridges

Employment: 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, managing and maintaining over 2,000km of trunk road network and more than 1,500 trunk road structures in the North West. This role is part of the Major Bridges Team and focuses on the inspection and maintenance of major and moveable bridges.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Bridge Manager with management and supervision of a design team, sub‑consultants and sub‑contractors.
• Oversee the outline and detailed design of swing bridge maintenance schemes, including technical approval and design certification.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards or manage the submission of departures from standard when applicable.
• Produce tender documents and pre‑construction information packages.
• Evaluate tenders and assist 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, acting as Principal Designer and, at times, Principal Contractor.
• Liaise with clients, swing bridge operators and auditors.
• Coordinate the production, issue and archiving of all drawings, documents and scheme files.
• Ensure adequate environmental screening is undertaken and appropriate mitigation measures are implemented prior to work commencing.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Degree level education in Mechanical, Electrical, System Control or Civil Engineering.
• Professional qualifications and membership of an appropriate professional body at chartered level (CEng, MICE, MIET or MIMechE) or working towards one.
• Relevant experience in the assessment, design and maintenance of moveable bridge structures or similar.
• Skilled in project management of schemes and team management.
• Clear communicator.
• Full approved UK driving licence.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with overtime, night shift and standby compensation.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Pension scheme with up to 6% employer match.
• Employee benefits, including annual leave purchase, Cycle to Work scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to fairness and diversity across our business.