Sir David Anderson (6 July 1880–27 March 1953) was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer. Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland. In 1921, on his return from Army service, Anderson joined a partnership with fellow engineers Basil Mott and David Hay, forming the company Mott Hay and Anderson. Mott, Hay and Anderson traded until 1989, when it merged with Sir M MacDonald & Partners to form Mott MacDonald. Anderson was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1943 to November 1944 session. He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1951.