Principal Maritime Civil Engineer

Mott Macdonald; Bywell; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is recruiting a Principal Ports/ Maritime Engineer to manage and deliver projects in the maritime sector. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, chartered membership, and experience in design and project management. The role requires strong leadership, planning, and communication skills, as well as a commitment to quality and safety management. Compensation includes comprehensive benefits and a minimum of 33 vacation days, plus professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Pension contributions up to 7%

Life assurance up to 4x salary

Annual bonus schemes

Flexible benefits

Shared parental leave at full pay

Generous holiday entitlement

Professional training opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and a chartered member of a relevant institution (e.g., ICE).
• Experience in commission management and leading design teams.
• Clear and precise communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in the design of port and maritime facilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects within the maritime sector, guiding and developing team members.
• Collaborate with colleagues and share knowledge.
• Conform to quality management and safety procedures.
• Track and monitor performance against baseline.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning and management skills

Client support

Leadership

Design of port and maritime facilities

Contract administration

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

We are growing our regional maritime teams and are currently recruiting for a Principal Ports/ Maritime Engineer (Design Manager/Associate) to join our growing maritime team in Scotland and North East England, where we provide advisory, project management, design and supervisory services to a range of private and public sector clients on a variety of ports and coastal projects. Recent and current projects include refurbishment and upgrade of linkspans, pier refurbishment works, breakwater works, STAG and OBC studies for new ferry terminals and ferries, long sea outfalls, cooling water intake and outfall systems and redevelopment of a former shipyard site, together with general port and coastal engineering.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects within the maritime sector, guiding and developing other team members on technical aspects.
• Collaborate with colleagues, sharing knowledge freely.
• Conform to quality management, health & safety, and environmental procedures.
• Plan work in a structured manner using appropriate planning tools; manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Track and monitor performance against baseline; recover and bring projects to successful outcomes.
• Contribute to bidding and winning work; understand and define key selling points and added value within bids.
• Assist with fee calculation, taking account of commercial risks and present the commercial case.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and a chartered member of a relevant institution (e.g., ICE).
• Experience in commission management and leading design teams.
• Capable of providing high levels of support to clients.
• Clear and precise communication skills both verbally and in writing reports.
• Well‑organised with strong planning and management skills.
• Experience in the design of port and maritime facilities.
• Ability to lead project teams, mentor, and develop skills of other members.
• Experience in contract administration advantageous.
• Experience in design of coastal structures beneficial.

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 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.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support 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 programme, 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Variety of employee savings schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Holiday

• 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 of service.
• Variety of employee savings schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

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.

About the Business Unit

The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key sectors: advisory, built environment, energy, transportation and water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the group in these sectors.

We are 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.