Scott Ainslie

Scott is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Temporary Works Lead at Balfour Beatty, with more than 20 years’ experience in the design and construction of civil engineering infrastructure. He spent eight years in site engineering and management roles before specialising in temporary works design, giving him a strong practical understanding of buildability, construction methodology and sequencing. His experience encompasses the design, checking and management of temporary works across major highways, bridges, rail, buildings and energy infrastructure. Scott has particular expertise in bridge construction and demolition, construction-stage stability and the interaction between temporary and permanent works. He also has extensive experience in temporary road alignments and complex traffic staging, including phased construction on live highway networks. Combining site delivery, engineering management and design experience, Scott takes a practical approach to developing engineering solutions tha