Lead Civil Engineer

MOTT MACDONALD; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance. You will oversee the delivery of design outputs, manage workloads, and lead a skilled engineering team. Ideal candidates will possess an engineering degree, experience in civil engineering design within the water sector, and a strong technical understanding of Non-Infrastructure design. The position offers opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and career development in a diverse environment.

Benefits

Employee pension contributions up to 7%

Annual bonus schemes

Comprehensive holiday leave

Private medical insurance options

Enhanced family leave policies

Structured development schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering structure design within the Water Industry.
• Ability to interpret ground investigation reports.
• Mentoring graduate engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the detailed design of pipelines and pump stations.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.
• Collaborate with client and teams to fulfill project requirements.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary team collaboration

Civil engineering design

Technical understanding of Non-Infrastructure design

Use of British Standards and Eurocodes

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Chartered engineer status (ideal)

Tools

MS Office suite

Relevant engineering design software

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Lead Civil Engineer to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA).

The 330km Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Project by Anglian Water is under construction and will be completed during AMP8. Beyond this we have a further 260km of water transfer pipelines and associated infrastructure to be delivered in AMP8.

What will you be doing as our new Lead Civil Engineer?

You will be embedded within the SPA engineering team responsible for the delivery of the detailed design output. You will monitor workload and liaise with Design Leads and other discipline designers alongside this role. In your section, you will be responsible for design output, information flow and consistency of approach.

Within your immediate team, you will lead the detailed design elements of pipelines, pump stations, or break tank design. Other design elements, typically associated with a Non-Infrastructure site, would include drainage, highway design and security fencing, although each scheme will have its own design challenges, so an understanding of a variety of civil engineering disciplines is helpful.

Key responsibilities:

• Understand the Health, Safety and Environmental issues of the scheme design and deliver the necessary mitigations to ensure the well-being of individuals, workplace safety and minimise environmental impacts.
• Take ownership to deliver design and associated activities in your section of the SPA programme of works.
• Work closely with the Client, understanding the project requirements and the ability to challenge Client asset standards/proven designs where applicable.
• Understand the importance of design interactions with delivery, procurement and commercial teams.
• Work closely with team members to ensure project requirements are met.
• Involvement in the interfaces with our GI, Utilities and Environmental teams.
• Mentoring graduate engineers in developing technical knowledge and understanding.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours….

• To join the team, you'll hold an engineering degree or equivalent, and ideally be Chartered in an engineering background.
• Demonstrate experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams, undertaking design of various civil engineering structures, ideally within the Water Industry.
• Experienced at supporting Engineering teams with pioneering ideas to gain efficiencies.
• Strong technical understanding of civils Non-Infrastructure design.
• Comfortable in using MS office suite and relevant engineering design software packages, and confident in the utilisation of British Standards and Eurocodes.
• Have the to interpret ground investigation reports to enable you to design the correct solution.

Our ambition is to build a more inclusive environment. We are committed to celebrating and promoting diversity.

Here at SPA we are looking for extraordinary people who want to help create a place where everyone can thrive and where people are excited to be part of the team. So, whatever your background and however you identify, please apply if you think this role was made for you.

What's in it for you:

Financial wellbeing

• MMB match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues including our annual bonus schemes.
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs.

Health and wellbeing

• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options.
• We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave plus the option for shared parental leave.
• Up to 2 paid additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities.

Learning and development

• MMB are committed to empowering our people to grow professionally and thrive in their careers. We offer structured development schemes that support your journey toward professional chartership. From day one, employees are fast‑tracked towards chartership reviews and benefit from mentorship, hands‑on experience, and tailored training opportunities.

Other information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald. This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs. Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better. We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities. We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don't meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier‑free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email [e-mail] to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

Agile working

We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.