Chartered Mechanical Lead – Water & Wastewater Projects

Mott MacDonald; Hobart; Hybrid; AUD 136,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Life assurance 4x basic salary

Bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Mechanical Discipline Lead to steer the mechanical engineering discipline within a major water framework. The role reports to the Engineering Manager and involves guiding technical direction, ensuring deliverable quality, and resolving complex issues in collaboration with the client and other discipline leads.

You will own the technical quality of outputs, manage staff performance, and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Institution.
• Proven ability to lead a portfolio of technical projects, ensuring QA & standards.
• Demonstrable technical experience in infra and non‑infra mechanical design.
• Strong communication skills across multi‑disciplinary internal teams.
• Willingness to travel regularly for client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for technical quality of deliverables and staff competency.
• Challenge client standards and manage waivers/deviations.
• Ensure discipline duties as a Designer under CDM.
• Coordinate mechanical resources across the framework with design managers.
• Develop relationships with client technical stakeholders.

Skills

Chartered status

Mechanical design

Project leadership

CDM principles

Client liaison

Education

CEng professional qualification

Tools

NEC PS contracts

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Mechanical Discipline Lead to steer the mechanical engineering discipline within a major water framework. The role reports to the Engineering Manager and involves guiding technical direction, ensuring deliverable quality, and resolving complex issues in collaboration with the client and other discipline leads.

You will own the technical quality of outputs, manage staff performance, and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders.