Market
Transportation
Senior / Principal Engineer - Ports
Jacobs
Glasgow, UK
Posted on Nov 13, 2025
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Your impact
As an international leader in the engineering, planning, design and construction management of maritime structures, ports, harbours and coastal schemes, our 100+ strong Ports & Maritime UK team, part of a larger global 700+ team of specialist maritime engineers deliver complex world class solutions to commercial ports, bulk terminals, naval bases, breakwaters and coastal defences, dredging and reclamation, marine off-loading facilities, sea water intakes and outfalls to a global customer base.
Based out of our Glasgow office, our Ports and Maritime team have created a number of new roles, to meet, deliver and exceed our growth and investment strategy, providing excellent career opportunities for experienced ports and marine engineers to work across a broad portfolio of high value projects.
Working with innovative and world class industry experts to deliver safe and robust technical solutions, your remit will include;
- Work within one of our dynamic and innovative teams to assist industry experts in order to deliver safe and robust technical solutions
- Work on both domestic and international projects for a large range of clients who own, operate or construct marine facilities
- Take a lead role in the development of detailed design solutions of maritime structure and facilities such as quay walls, jetties, breakwaters, ferry terminals, shipyards etc
- Carry out structural design and assessment calculations both by hand and using latest industry computer software packages
- Assist with site based structural inspections and design co-ordination services for works on site.
- Take a lead role in the production of client deliverables such as design / feasibility reports, inspection reports and calculation packages
- Assist Project Managers and Project Controllers to plan, manage and deliver projects using the latest BIM and other collaboration software and protocols
- Support and mentor colleagues and peers, ensuring personal career growth and development of the teams capability footprint eg achieving Chartered Engineer status.
Here's what you'll need
Want to play your part in the delivery world class Marine and Ports solutions, we would be delighted to hear from candidates with a good mix of the following skills, experience and attributes:
MEng or BEng degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
Chartered Civil/Structural Engineer
Experience in the delivery of Port and Maritime engineering solutions
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable in producing and rolling out complex highly detailed reports
Good all-round technical design expertise using British and international standards, and/or Eurocodes.
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Locations
| City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | Lanarkshire | United Kingdom |
