Civil Engineer Project Leader

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Reading seeks a Project Manager/Design Engineer to lead infrastructure projects. You will coordinate a multi-disciplinary team, manage project delivery, and support junior colleagues. Candidates must have a degree in Engineering and be working towards a professional qualification. The firm offers a competitive salary, various benefits, and does not provide sponsorship for skilled worker visas.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension matched by employer up to 7%

Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance

Gym Membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Working towards professional qualification.
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery.
• Lead the design of treatment or infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate the project team and ensure timely completion of designs.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues.
• Build relationships with clients' teams.

Skills

Project Management

Design Engineering

Team Coordination

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Location: Reading

Recruiter contact: Internal applications are welcome

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award winning projects. With an annual turnover surpassing £500 million, Mott Macdonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth. MMB has extended its contract with Thames Water for an additional five years. As the largest water and wastewater provider in the UK, Thames Water serves 15 million customers throughout London and the Thames Valley. This extension will carry the current workload beyond the end of AMP8 in March 2030. We are delivering work in the Thames Valley region (extending from Cirencester in the west to the M25 and from Basingstoke in the South to Banbury in the North). This sees us undertake a varied programme of sizable projects in wastewater treatment, clean water production and Infrastructure (Water and Wastewater networks).

Role

Note: This description uses the original role wording but is reformatted for clarity. The role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, creating a unique work environment where you can thrive personally and professionally, accelerating your journey to chartership or developing your cross-discipline expertise.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a "project triangle" alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout.
• Leading the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinating the project team including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists and ensuring designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications.
• Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
• Building positive relationships with the clients' project, operational and technical assurance teams and promote a "one-team" approach.

What you'll need

• Degree in Engineering
• Working towards professional qualification
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region

What we can offer

• A competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience.
• Pension matched by employer up to 7%
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available

Mott MacDonald Bentley 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.