Engineering and technical recruitment in Dundee

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency placing engineers and technical professionals across Dundee and Tayside. Dundee's engineering market is growing through offshore decommissioning, renewable energy, life sciences, and a construction sector driven by waterfront regeneration.

The Dundee engineering and technical market

The Port of Dundee has been developed as a hub for offshore decommissioning and renewable energy operations. The port's heavy-lift capability and quayside space make it suitable for handling offshore structures, creating demand for marine, structural, and project engineers. The Dundee waterfront regeneration, anchored by the V&A museum, has sustained construction engineering demand.

Dundee's life sciences sector, centred on the university's drug discovery research, generates specialist engineering demand in process, instrumentation, and laboratory systems. Manufacturing businesses across Tayside employ mechanical, electrical, and production engineers. The city's position between Edinburgh and Aberdeen gives engineers access to both the Central Belt and energy sector markets.

Mechanical and manufacturing engineers in Dundee earn £38,000 to £52,000. Offshore and marine engineers achieve £42,000 to £58,000. Construction project managers command £55,000 to £70,000. Civil engineers earn £38,000 to £52,000.

Dundee's growing engineering profile

The Port of Dundee's investment in heavy-lift quayside capacity has positioned it as a hub for offshore decommissioning and renewables operations. Forth Ports invested significantly in upgrading the facility, and engineering companies servicing North Sea assets are establishing operations there. The proximity to the Firth of Tay offshore wind farms creates demand for electrical, mechanical, and marine engineers.

Dundee's manufacturing base includes Michelin (now diversified into property development on the former tyre factory site), NCR, and a range of smaller engineering and technology businesses. The V&A Dundee waterfront regeneration has driven construction demand, and continued residential and commercial development sustains a pipeline of civil engineering and project management roles. Dundee's position between Edinburgh and Aberdeen on the East Coast line gives engineers access to both the Central Belt and energy sector markets within 90 minutes.

Roles we place in Dundee

We recruit mechanical engineers, marine engineers, manufacturing engineers, offshore engineers, project managers, site managers, process engineers, civil engineers, and technical sales engineers across Dundee. Mid-level engineers earn £38,000 to £52,000. Offshore and marine specialists achieve £42,000 to £58,000. Construction project managers command £55,000 to £70,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Sectors we cover in Dundee

Our engineering recruitment team in Dundee covers mechanical, marine, and offshore engineering roles. Our construction recruitment specialists work with contractors across Tayside. We also cover manufacturing, property services, technical sales, and executive and leadership appointments.

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