Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Employee ownership

Annual bonus schemes

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to join the Digital Award-winning HV Civil and Structural Team. The role covers HV Substation, HVDC Converter Station, Overhead Line, and Cable projects with opportunities for advancement.

You will contribute to FEED, drawings, specifications, and design assurance while liaising with clients and stakeholders. The position offers hybrid working in the UK, with short-term site visits to meet clients and contractors.

Qualifications

• Willingness to engage with new challenges and work confidently on tasks with prior experience.
• Demonstrate good written communication skills including report writing.
• Excellent communication and people skills for client-facing role on-site and via phone.
• Prepared to undertake leadership role and assist in team development.
• Experience with Transmission and Distribution networks in HV substations and cable routing projects.

Responsibilities

• Carry out design and development tasks for HV substation, HVDC converter station, overhead line, and cable projects.
• Provide project management, proposal writing, and scheme costing.
• Prepare FEED drawings and planning/tender package drawings.
• Conduct civil/structural design and cable routing design; coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Prepare specifications; assess existing structures for reuse; perform design assurance reviews.
• Provide technical support to clients and attend design/interface meetings; contribute to project management and coordination.

Skills

Communication skills

Client facing

Leadership

Site experience

HV Substations experience

Report writing

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural engineering

Chartered Engineer (or working towards)

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About Thebusinessunit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role:
Our office-based department provides Civil and Structural expertise across Substation, HVDC Converter Station, Overhead Line, and Cable projects. We are looking for a Civil/Structural Engineer to join our Digital Award winning High Voltage (HV) Civil and Structural Team. The role will span a diverse portfolio of work and there will be opportunities for advancement within the team.

The selected candidate will carry out work on HV Substation, HVDC Converter Station, Overhead Line and Cable projects, fulfilling tasks including:

• Design and Development functions:
• Project Management.
• Proposal Writing.
• Scheme Costing.
• Front End Engineering Design (FEED).
• Preparation of drawings for use in planning applications and tender packages.
• Detailed Civil/Structural Design.
• Cable Routing Design.
• Design Coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Preparation of Specifications.
• Condition and Structural Assessment of existing structures to determine suitability for reuse.
• Design Assurance functions:
• Civil and structural review of designs
• Provide technical support to clients on project issues
• Attend design and interface meetings with clients and stakeholders
• Proposal writing
• Project Management and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams
• Provide authorization for commissioning settings and design assurance for Electricity Transmission Assets if authorised
  
  

Candidate specifications:
At the outset we would expect some experience in all named areas but, should your application be successful, you will have the opportunity to learn from other team members and to further develop your skills.

• Willingness to engage with new challenges as well as an ability to work confidently on tasks for which they have prior experience.
• Demonstrate good written communication skills including report writing.
• Excellent communication and people skills. You will be in a client facing role and will be expected to liaise with clients and contractors both on-site and over the phone.
• Degree in Civil or Structural engineering. They should also be a Chartered Engineer or be working towards applying chartership now.
• Prepared to undertake leadership role and assist in further development of the team.
• Previous experience as an Engineer working with Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Networks in high voltage substations and cable routing projects.
• Detailed knowledge of construction health and safety regulations and preferably, although not essential, knowledge of transmission network operator’s construction practices.
• Experience of Civil/structural engineering applied to converter stations would be an advantage. Including awareness of process, equipment layout and associated considerations such as RFI and fire protection.
  
  

Although the central team is mainly UK based, we regularly bid for projects all around the UK and Overseas. The company offers an agile working arrangement which is dependent on business priorities. This can be agreed with your manager to effectively meet client, team and personal commitments. A prospective candidate should be prepared to undertake short-term site visits to meet with clients and contractors

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
  

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
  
  

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
  
  

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
  
  

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.
  
  

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
  
  

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.