Shape the transport of tomorrow. You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We are proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. When you join us, you'll be part of a genuinely collaborative environment where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.
Overview
We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. This is a great place to be. We offer flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.
As a Senior Engineer in our Highways and Active Travel team, you will be pivotal in implementing ideas that shape the future of how we move. We work on a large variety of significant and challenging projects, both locally and across the UK, such as A9 Dualling, A83 Rest and Be Thankful, George Street and St. Andrew Square Regeneration, East Airdrie Link Road, Borders Greenway, Lower Thames Crossing and Eastwood Active Travel Network. You will feel a great sense of pride in shaping high‑quality designs across new build, renewal, maintenance, and assessment works, collaborating with national and international design teams to generate positive, sustainable impacts on society and the environment.
This role would require you to be based on either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office a minimum of three days per week.
Your role
- Lead the technical delivery of highways and/or active travel engineering projects and provide key technical input into multi‑disciplinary projects.
- Maintain and develop excellent client relationships.
- Develop a team of engineers, technicians and apprentices.
- Develop works cost estimates.
- Check, review and oversee the work of others.
- Work collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary global team for project delivery.
- Support the business in winning work, including representing the business at networking events, inputting into bids and tenders, and establishing and developing relationships with existing and prospective internal and external clients.
About You
- BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering or a professionally qualified civil engineer at Chartered or Incorporated Engineer level.
- Experience and knowledge of the design and the design process involved in highways and/or active travel schemes.
- Proven ability to advise clients on technical matters.
- Proven ability to coach and develop team members.
- Experience of cost and programme management.
- A willingness to work flexibly to deliver projects on time and within budget.
- Experience of pricing and bidding on tender opportunities.
- Self‑motivated and able to work both single‑handedly and within a larger multi‑disciplinary team, directing and managing packages of work to completion.
Rewards & benefits
Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. You will have access to training and professional development opportunities to grow your skills and expertise, a hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowance to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we aim to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of five years or longer. If applying to this role, do not mention or include details of any current or previously held security clearance in your application or CV.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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Overview
We’re passionate about what we do, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. This is a great place to be. We offer flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.
As a Senior Engineer in our Highways and Active Travel team, you will be pivotal in implementing ideas that shape the future of how we move. We work on a large variety of significant and challenging projects, both locally and across the UK, such as A9 Dualling, A83 Rest and Be Thankful, George Street and St. Andrew Square Regeneration, East Airdrie Link Road, Borders Greenway, Lower Thames Crossing and Eastwood Active Travel Network. You will feel a great sense of pride in shaping high‑quality designs across new build, renewal, maintenance, and assessment works, collaborating with national and international design teams to generate positive, sustainable impacts on society and the environment.
This role would require you to be based on either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office a minimum of three days per week.
Your role
- Lead the technical delivery of highways and/or active travel engineering projects and provide key technical input into multi‑disciplinary projects.
- Maintain and develop excellent client relationships.
- Develop a team of engineers, technicians and apprentices.
- Develop works cost estimates.
- Check, review and oversee the work of others.
- Work collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary global team for project delivery.
- Support the business in winning work, including representing the business at networking events, inputting into bids and tenders, and establishing and developing relationships with existing and prospective internal and external clients.
About You
- BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering or a professionally qualified civil engineer at Chartered or Incorporated Engineer level.
- Experience and knowledge of the design and the design process involved in highways and/or active travel schemes.
- Proven ability to advise clients on technical matters.
- Proven ability to coach and develop team members.
- Experience of cost and programme management.
- A willingness to work flexibly to deliver projects on time and within budget.
- Experience of pricing and bidding on tender opportunities.
- Self‑motivated and able to work both single‑handedly and within a larger multi‑disciplinary team, directing and managing packages of work to completion.
Rewards & benefits
Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. You will have access to training and professional development opportunities to grow your skills and expertise, a hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowance to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we aim to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of five years or longer. If applying to this role, do not mention or include details of any current or previously held security clearance in your application or CV.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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