Engineering Manager (CEM)
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£55,000
(£28.21 per hour)
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Description
Sector: Rail & Civil Engineering
Region: Scotland
Location: Cumbernauld
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) to take a leading role across our growing portfolio of multi‑disciplinary rail and civil engineering projects throughout Scotland.
What We Offer
Our Scotland region delivers a diverse range of multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects and long-term frameworks, supporting key clients including Network Rail, Local Authorities and environmental/public bodies.
Projects typically include:
Region: Scotland
Location: Cumbernauld
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) to take a leading role across our growing portfolio of multi‑disciplinary rail and civil engineering projects throughout Scotland.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary (based on experience)
- Company car or allowance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising with service)
- Company contributory pension
- Life insurance
- Health & Wellbeing Support (including Medicash Health plan & Rewards)
- Employee forums and structured pathways for learning & career progression
- A safe, inclusive workplace grounded in our SPIRIT values: Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork
Our Scotland region delivers a diverse range of multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects and long-term frameworks, supporting key clients including Network Rail, Local Authorities and environmental/public bodies.
Projects typically include:
- Highways & roads
The Role
As Engineering Manager / CEM, you will provide engineering leadership across schemes from early design development through construction, commissioning and handback. You will act as the key technical authority, ensuring compliance with governance, standards and client requirements across our Scotland civil engineering portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Technical Leadership
- Manage the full design development process in accordance with Network Rail standards.
- Develop and agree engineering deliverables suited to project scope and complexity.
- Lead and facilitate design reviews (IDC/IDR), ensuring technical robustness and adherence to standards.
- Oversee documentation including CPPs, WPPs, Task Briefings, specifications and drawings.
Stakeholder & Project Interface
- Work closely with clients, designers and project teams to secure design approvals.
- Ensure clear communication of standard changes, technical risks and design constraints.
- Support planning, estimating, commercial and operational teams through the full lifecycle.
- Oversee site investigations, construction stages, commissioning and handback.
- Approve construction methodologies and ensure alignment with engineered design intent.
- Prepare and manage Health & Safety Files and close-out documentation.
- Ensure all engineering activities are delivered safely, to quality, and in compliance with legislation, standards and CDM requirements.
- Chartered Engineer (ICE or equivalent) or working towards Chartered status.
- Recognised and accepted as a CEM within a rail contracting organisation.
- Significant experience in rail civil engineering, ideally within multi-disciplinary environments.
If you are an experienced Engineering Manager / CEM looking to make an impact on major Scottish rail and civils infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager