Principal Civil Engineer - Water

Mott MacDonald; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to improving society through innovative engineering solutions. In this role, you'll lead a talented team in the Water Utilities Division, focusing on water and wastewater projects from planning to commissioning. With a commitment to excellence and digital innovation, you'll collaborate with industry experts to deliver impactful results for key clients. Enjoy a supportive environment that values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements, ensuring you thrive both professionally and personally. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of water management while advancing your career in a dynamic team.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Access to Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant field is essential.
• Chartered Engineer status is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the water team capability in Belfast.
• Undertake investigation and design for water and wastewater projects.

Skills

People Management

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Leadership Skills

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

Chartered Engineer Status

Tools

Civils 3D

GIS

SharePoint

Job description

We’re 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.

About the division

Our Water Utilities Division works as part of our fully integrated multi-disciplinary service offering. Together, we deliver client-centric solutions across a diverse portfolio of water sector projects and frameworks.

Join our dynamic and award-winning OneWater Team at Mott MacDonald, where we are committed to our Clients, our People and the Environment.

Building on our proud 70-year long track record in Northern Ireland and Ireland, we have secured numerous exciting framework appointments up to 2030 and beyond. This success is allowing us to grow our pool of talented Water Engineers in Belfast.

We are agile across our resource teams, which offers candidates excellent career progression opportunities. You will work alongside industry recognised experts to deliver value to key water utility company clients, including NI Water, Uisce Éireann, Scottish Water, and other AMPUK water companies.

Overview of role

You will undertake investigation and design across all stages of water and wastewater scheme development, from high level master planning, through to detailed design and commissioning.

A key part of the role will include people management aspects. As such, you’ll be required to work closely with our NI Water Account Lead and Resource Lead to help grow, line manage and develop our water team capability in Belfast.

Candidate Specification

Essential experience / attributes:

1. Civil Engineering or other relevant degree;
2. Chartered Engineer status (ICE or equivalent);
3. Proactive people manager with a track record in building and supporting teams;
4. Understanding of the designer’s responsibilities under the CDM regulations;
5. Solid knowledge of water or wastewater specifications and standards;
6. Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills;

Desirable experience / attributes:

1. Experience of working with NI Water, Uisce Éireann, Scottish Water, United Utilities, or equivalent;
2. Strong digital capability (e.g. Copilot / AI, Civils 3D, GIS, SharePoint);
3. Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions;

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

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.

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 caregivers
• 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

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