Principal Civil Engineer

Mott Macdonald; Moor Side; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Chartered Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary design teams in delivering major water projects. This role entails technical excellence and strong team leadership, focusing on feasibility and design stages. Ideal candidates will have experience in the UK water market and solid knowledge of relevant specifications. The position also offers a hybrid working policy and various health benefits.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus schemes

Qualifications

• Experience of leading engineering design and/or multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Solid knowledge of water or wastewater specifications.
• Proactive approach with ability to adapt.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery.
• Support technical excellence through digital innovation.
• Contribute to commercial success through forecasting and risk management.

Skills

Leading multi-disciplinary design teams

Strong communication skills

Project management

Digital capability (Civils 3D, GIS)

Commercial awareness

Education

Chartered engineer with relevant technical degree

Tools

Hydraulic modelling software

Job description

Overview

Due to significant growth and future market opportunities within our Water Consultancy Division, we are looking to establish and grow a Front‑end Engineering Delivery team focussed on the leadership, management and engineering delivery of major water projects. Front‑end Engineering is expected to include feasibility, concept and outline design stages. We are agile across our resource teams, which offers excellent career progression opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi‑disciplinary design teams in project delivery
• Support technical excellence activities through digital innovation, sharing best practice and implementing robust QA procedures
• Contribute to our 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
• Review design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Conduct discipline checker role on standard outputs
• Interface and liaise with clients and other stakeholders
• Mentor and contribute to the development of junior staff
• Work with resource leads to coordinate project resources and to grow and develop our capability through recruitment and training
• Business development including providing specialist support to our Account Leaders and Practices and leading on proposals and tenders in the water and wastewater fields

Candidate Specification

We are seeking a driven individual with a passion for finding solutions that meet environmental and cost drivers whilst delivering excellent customer outputs. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility and trust.

Qualifications

• Chartered engineer with relevant technical degree
• Experience of leading engineering design and/or multi‑disciplinary design teams on water or wastewater projects in the UK and Ireland water market
• Front‑end major projects experience
• Solid knowledge of water or wastewater specifications and standards
• A team leader capable of managing and motivating individuals to consistently deliver
• Commercial awareness, delivering cost effective solutions within time and cost constraints
• Strong communication skills to interact with other disciplines and clients, and to develop and promote the team
• Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios
• Experience of complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects
• Experience or canals or flood defence projects
• Good understanding of designers' responsibilities under CDM
• Strong digital capability (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, hydraulic modelling software)
• Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions
• Resource management and line management experience
• Experience of Development Consent Orders (DCO)
• Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required

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 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × 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

Diversity, Equality 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

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.