Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Design Engineer – Ground Engineering
Location: Motherwell
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (Plus Car & Medical)
Job Type: Permanent
Sector: Civil & Ground Engineering
About the Company
Our client is a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor delivering some of the UK’s most technically challenging and high-profile projects. Their Ground Engineering division provides expert solutions across piling, retaining walls, and foundation systems - combining innovation, technical excellence and a focus on safety.
With continued growth across Scotland and the wider UK, they are strengthening their technical design team. Joining now means becoming part of a business where you’ll have real influence, visibility, and the chance to develop creative, buildable design solutions that shape future projects.
About the Role
As a Senior Design Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing bids, tenders and innovative design solutions for complex ground engineering schemes. Working closely with estimators, bid teams and operational engineers, you’ll ensure each proposal is both commercially competitive and technically robust.
The key requirements for this Senior Design Engineer role are:
1. Lead and contribute to technical design on ground engineering tenders and projects
2. Review drawings, specifications and client requirements to produce compliant and innovative design solutions
3. Support estimating and pre-construction teams to plan and develop accurate technical proposals
4. Undertake design risk assessments and ensure compliance with design codes, standards and company procedures
5. Present technical proposals to clients, design partners and operational teams
6. Check and approve design work completed by other team members
7. Provide ongoing support to delivery teams post-award, including site visits and technical reviews
8. Keep up to date with new innovations, technologies and market trends within geotechnical and civil design
Experience required for this Senior Design Engineer role are:
9. Degree in Civil Engineering or similar discipline
10. Minimum 5 years’ experience within piling or ground engineering design
11. Working towards or achieved Chartered status (ICE or equivalent)
12. Strong understanding of geotechnical foundations including load-bearing piles and retaining walls
13. Knowledge of design software such as WALLAP, OASYS, Repute or Plaxis
14. Familiarity with CDM regulations, design risk management and quality assurance processes
15. Capable of managing workloads and meeting tight deadlines
16. Excellent communication and presentation skills
17. Valid CSCS card
Package and Benefits of the Senior Design Engineer role:
18. Up to £55,000.
19. Enhanced Company pension scheme
20. Private medical insurance and life assurance
21. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
22. Professional development and chartership support
23. Hybrid working opportunities
24. Opportunity to work on major ground engineering and infrastructure projects