ICT Infrastructure Engineer

MOTT MACDONALD; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Employee ownership model

Pension and life assurance

Job summary

MOTT MACDONALD is seeking an ICT Principal Engineer to lead infrastructure design for major Building Services projects across Healthcare, Defence, and civic infrastructure. You will coordinate with MEP disciplines and external partners to deliver concepts through detailed design, enabling high-quality outcomes and strong client relationships.

You will guide design teams, contribute to technical standards, and support learning and development across the group.

Qualifications

• Essential: Proven experience delivering projects within the built environment.
• Essential: ICT infrastructure design experience from concept to detailed design.
• Desirable: Degree-qualified ICT Engineer with Building Services background.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ICT design for major projects from concept through to detailed design.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with architects and civil engineers.
• Develop and document appropriate ICT solutions to client requirements.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Support senior managers with commercial and contractual aspects of projects.
• Work autonomously within a team on building services projects.
• Prepare design documents: sketches, drawings, reports, schedules, specifications.
• Review designs with other disciplines and third parties; inspect and witness testing.
• Keep up-to-date on standards and emerging technologies; train and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Proven experience delivering projects

ICT infrastructure design

Lead design and specification

MEP 3D design models

Coordination with disciplines

Builds client relationships

Excellent communication

Education

Degree-qualified ICT Engineer

BICSI RCDD (Desirable)

Chartered Engineer (CEng) status

Tools

NBS Create

REVIT

Job description

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Principal Engineer

Location/s: London/Croydon/Cambridge/Bristol/Brighton/Birmingham/Altrincham/Newcastle/Glasgow/Edinburgh/Cardiff; UK

Recruiter contact: Andrea Gaffney

Overview of the role

The role is within our Buildings division to work with our multidisciplinary Building Services Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) team.

In addition, you will play a key role in winning and delivering major projects across diverse sectors such as Healthcare, Defence and civic infrastructure, Airports, Railway stations, Residential developments, and Data centres.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Deliver ICT design for major projects from concept through to detailed design.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with architects and civil engineers.
• Working with clients to understand requirements, develop, define and document appropriate solutions.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Support to senior managers running the commercial and contractual side of projects.
• Working autonomously within a team carrying out building services projects.
• Preparation of design documents including sketches, drawings, reports, schedules and specifications.
• Woking at various project phases including feasibility, concept & detail design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover and in-use.
• Reviewing and coordinating designs with other design disciplines both internally and externally
• Reviewing and commenting on third party designs and checking against briefs and standards.
• Inspection and witness testing of under construction or as-built systems and reporting findings.
• Keeping updated on technical standards, technical and product developments, identifying opportunities for training, development, and growth.
• Support the learning and development of early career professionals in the team.

Candidate Specification

Essential:

• Proven experience delivering projects within the built environment.
• Extensive ICT infrastructure design experience across concept and detailed design stages.
• Capable to lead design and specification of the following systems:
  • CCTV systems
  • Access Control Systems
  • Intruder Detection Systems
  • Integrated Security Management Systems
• Experience of leading structured design processes such as Home Office ‘Operational Requirements'.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and coordinate with other disciplines. Delivery of coordinated MEP 3D design models.
• Leader of ICT elements of one large project or a portfolio of smaller projects.
• Have a track record in building services ICT engineering design and specification using relevant industry software (NBS Create and REVIT etc).
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations.

Desirable:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) ICT Engineer with a strong background in Building Services.
• Have BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) or equivalent industry certification.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with IET, CIBSE, or equivalent professional body.
• Experience in sectors such as MoD/defence, healthcare, infrastructure, aviation, rail, residential or data centres.
• Experience of designing:
  • Active Ethernet and PON network infrastructure
  • Audio
  • Electronic security systems
  • Fire detection, public address, voice alarm and EVC systems.
• Awareness of Cyber Security design principles
• Experience in work-winning and bid support.
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools and emerging technologies.
• Up to date knowledge of current building regulations, legislation and standards applicable in building and infrastructure design.
• Experience of training graduates/Early Career Professionals (ECP).
• Expecting to drive profitability of projects, monitoring against budget, reacting and anticipating potential problems and communicating in line with client expectations.

Additional expectations

• Willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally internationally as required
• Commitment to high standards of corporate governance and project delivery

Security clearance

We recognise that skills gained in the Armed Forces are highly transferable to this role. Experience gained through military service in ICT, communications systems, signals & critical infrastructure will be considered alongside experience gained in civilian industries. While security clearance is not expected for application, candidates will be requested to undertake such for UK defence projects. Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

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.

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, contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

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.