Principal/Associate Civil Engineer - Southern England

Mott MacDonald; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Flexible working options

Enhancements to holiday entitlement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead the design of sustainable water supply infrastructure in Reading. The successful candidate will have Chartered Status and will oversee complex technical projects while managing design teams and ensuring compliance with quality standards.

This role offers a full-time permanent position within a multidisciplinary water division. You'll collaborate closely with clients and contribute to innovative water management solutions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in design and managing design teams.
• Proven ability to ensure compliance with quality assurance and technical standards.
• Experience in collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects ensuring excellent technical delivery.
• Produce and review engineering calculations and specifications.
• Build strong relationships with clients to enhance company reputation.
• Work to Mott MacDonald's global standards and review health and safety.

Skills

Chartered Status (CEng)

Delivery of complex technical projects

Strong communication skills

Understanding of CDM responsibilities

Job description

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

Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle

Overview Of Role

After recent framework successes, we have opportunities for Principal civil engineers (design engineers) within our multidisciplinary Water Division. As part of our team, you will be able to make a difference by:

• Leading the design of major water supply infrastructure to ensure sustainable water security
• Contributing to innovative grey and blue-green sewer solutions to reduce the amount of wastewater spills
• Delivering cutting-edge wastewater treatment plants to improve water quality in our rivers and coastlines

Our clients include most UK water utility companies and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. This offers fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work and support professional development.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Be responsible for the delivery of project(s), coordinating project team(s) to ensure excellent technical delivery within budget and programme
• Produce and review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports, proactively managing design risk to deliver constructable solutions
• Represent the company in meetings, building strong relationships with our clients that will enhance our reputation and help secure further work
• Deliver projects in close partnership with clients and contractors
• Contribute to technical excellence and commercial success through forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals
• Work to Mott MacDonald’s global standards and review Health, Safety and Welfare alongside environmental impact

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant quality assurance and technical standards and supporting the development of less experienced staff
• Demonstrable technical experience in design and the management of design teams
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
• Good understanding of designers’ responsibilities under CDM

Desirable:

• Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required
• Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff
• Experience in preparing successfully bids and in undertaking client engagement

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.

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

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday 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

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance equal up to 4x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6x 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 wills 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

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
• 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

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
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes

Location(s): Brighton, GB Croydon, GB London, GB Reading, GB Southampton, GB Cambridge, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Water

Job Ref: 14847

Recruiter Contact: Nicola Coyle