Mechanical Engineer - Wales, Birmingham & Bristol 1

Mott MacDonald; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support water and wastewater projects. The role involves managing project deliverables, collaborating across teams, and producing technical specifications. This position offers ample opportunities for career progression in an employee-owned company, focusing on innovative solutions in the water sector.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Annual bonus scheme

Qualifications

• A keen individual with a passion for water and wastewater management.
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and water treatment processes.
• Working towards Chartership is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of design deliverables to meet project objectives.
• Producing technical specifications and coordinating with disciplines.
• Managing project delivery to budget and programme.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Project Management

Education

Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Design tools within a BIM environment

Job description

Mechanical Engineer - Wales, Birmingham & Bristol 1

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Mechanical Engineer - Wales, Birmingham & Bristol 1

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Location/s: Reading, London, Croydon, Brighton, Cambridge, Southampton; UK

Recruiter contact:Nicola Coyle

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 bebrilliant.

About The Business Division

The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design. Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

Mott MacDonald is a market leader in the UK water sector, being a key supplier to major water companies and delivering a wide variety of engineering and advisory projects in support to the challenges faced by the sector. Working for a company like ours, with technical excellence at our core, offers you access to industry recognised experts in a variety of disciplines, as well as providing the support and opportunities you are after for your career progression. Our business is wholly employee-owned. Being independent means that we can choose our own direction and focus on what we believe is important for our clients, our people and those communities which we work and live in. We are a family of people excited to solve complex challenges that have a positive impact on the world, and we are always looking for like-minded people to join our team.

Our Water Utilities Division has ambitious growth plans in line with AMP8 (2025-2030) investment needs and we are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. We also provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically complex work.

The scale of investment required in AMP8 is a significant challenge but also a major opportunity to provide a long-lasting legacy to our clients and their regions. It also requires new more efficient ways of delivering our services and for the successful candidate to demonstrate their ability to identify and implement innovations that maintain delivery to programme and commercial targets.

Overview Of The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Mechanical Engineer to join our team to support the delivery of our clients’ water and wastewater programmes.

Key Responsibilities And Duties Include

• Contributing to the preparation of design deliverables to achieve the correct time / cost / quality balance for the project
• Producing technical specifications, drawings and schedules with a MEICA focus
• Coordinating with other disciplines
• Managing the delivery of your projects to budget and programme, including monthly reporting
• Report writing and preparation of presentation materials
• Working in close partnership with clients, representing the company in technical meetings
  
  

At Mott MacDonald you will have control of your own career path and great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow. We can offer development in technical, management or client-facing directions.

Candidate specification

We are looking for a driven individual, keen to make a difference in the sector, take wide responsibilities and progress professionally.

Essential

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent
• Working towards Chartership
• A background and working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment equipment including pumping systems, or similar experience in process & manufacturing industries
• An understanding of the designer’s responsibilities under the CDM regulations
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt and prioritise
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in both oral presentations and written reports
• Project Management experience is not essential but previous experience or a desire to develop these skills would be beneficial
• Understanding of the use of design tools within a BIM environment
  
  

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.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about oursocial outcomes
  
  

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

Location(s):

Reading, GB Croydon, GB Brighton, GB Cambridge, GB London, GB Southampton, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Mechanical

Job Ref: 9170

Recruiter Contact: Nicola Coyle

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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