South East Scotland Bridges Manager in Glasgow

Role Overview

South East Scotland Bridges Manager – responsible for ensuring that more than 850 structures across the South East trunk road network remain safe, resilient and fit for the future. This senior leadership position involves strategic investment decisions, program management, and multidisciplinary team direction.

Responsibilities

• Leading multidisciplinary teams delivering bridge maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
• Managing consultants, contractors, and specialist supply chain partners.
• Overseeing bridge assessments, strengthening schemes, refurbishment projects, and bearing replacement works.
• Driving technical excellence through design approvals, certification, and compliance with standards.
• Leading tender evaluations and supporting contract awards.
• Ensuring the highest standards of safety, environmental performance, and quality.
• Working closely with Transport Scotland and internal stakeholders to minimise network disruption and maximise value.
• Acting as Principal Designer or Principal Contractor where required.
• Supporting the delivery of record bridge maintenance investment programmes.

Key Benefits

• Leading a highly skilled team of 21 engineers, technicians, and inspectors across multiple locations.
• The opportunity to shape and deliver one of Scotland’s largest bridge maintenance programmes.
• A senior leadership role with real autonomy, influence, and visibility.
• Close collaboration with Transport Scotland, industry partners, and senior stakeholders.
• The chance to develop people, build capability, and drive continuous improvement.
• A varied role spanning engineering, construction, commercial management, stakeholder engagement, and operational leadership.
• The satisfaction of delivering infrastructure that supports millions of journeys every year.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Extensive 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.

EEO Statement

We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process.