Project Leader

Mott MacDonald; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Leader to drive innovative projects in the waste water sector. This role offers the unique opportunity to blend traditional project management with design engineering, ensuring impactful contributions to environmental projects. You will support senior management in delivering projects while fostering collaboration across teams. With a focus on health and safety, risk management, and client relationships, this position is ideal for those looking to advance their career and contribute to meaningful projects that benefit communities. Join a company that values diversity and invests in your professional growth.

Benefits

Pension matched by employer up to 7%

Life assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Gym Membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Interest free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Experience in the Waste Water Sector is essential.
• Knowledge of water and waste water treatment processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage project action logs and maintain filing systems.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure project excellence.
• Lead design from outline to detailed design and commissioning.

Skills

Project Management

Health & Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Project Leader to join our team in Cambridge.

We’re working on a major new project to build a modern waste water treatment plant at Honey Hill, just north of the A14 between Horningsea and Fen Ditton. This new plant will replace the current one in the northeast of Cambridge.

As a Project Leader you will contribute to projects that significantly impact our environment and communities.

This role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, creating a unique work environment where you can thrive personally and professionally, accelerating your journey to chartership or developing your cross-discipline expertise.

As our new Project Lead, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Project Director, Commercial Lead & Planner in successful delivery of the Cambridge Relocation project by specifically focusing on Project Management, Health & Safety, Commercial, Risk & Value and Budget.

This role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, creating a unique work environment where you can thrive personally and professionally, accelerating your journey to chartership or developing your cross-discipline expertise.

The Role Of a Project Lead Includes

• Manage and maintain action logs for the project ensuring that all activities are captured and closed out to support final accounts completion
• Establish and maintain the contract and Project filing systems
• Collaborate with the Technical Manager and Design Leads as per the delivery strategy to ensure excellence in health and safety in design
• Working alongside operational and commercial team members to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout.
• Leading the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover
• Coordinating the supply chain and the discipline engineers to produce a streamlined design
• Work with the Planner, design & site teams to update the programme as required.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers and their contracts and programmes
• Manage subcontract packages and ensure they are delivered in line with the master programme
• Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promote a "one-team" approach
• Maintain a positive and solution oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Report all scope changes and ensure that the change control process and technical query process are adhered to.
• Reporting into the Technical Excellence Manager, working alongside other mechanical, electrical or civil package engineers.
• Ensure designs are developed which are safe to construct, commission, operate and maintain
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Degree in Engineering
• Experience in the Waste Water Sector
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region Experience of supply chain expedition
• Knowledge of water and waste water treatment processes (transferable skills from other industries can be considered)
• CDM & Health & Safety knowledge
• Proficiency in using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
  
  

What We Can Offer

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• Pension matched by employer up to 7%
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available
  
  

*Mott MacDonald Bentley 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.*

Other Information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.

This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is 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.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.

We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email [e-mail] to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

Agile working

We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

Location(s):

Peterborough, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Water

Job Ref: 8545

Recruiter Contact: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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