Project Leader

Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus schemes

Minimum of 33 days holiday

Enhanced family leave policies

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB seeks a Project Leader in Reading, UK, to manage design projects in the water sector. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team in designing and delivering water and wastewater projects, while also mentoring junior staff.

This full-time permanent position offers flexibility, extensive development opportunities, and a supportive environment for career progression.

To apply, email your CV to [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Incorporated Member of Engineering Institution.
• Experience in leading design teams and mentoring colleagues is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing design of water and wastewater projects from outline to completion.
• Coordinating project teams including various technical specialists.

Skills

Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects

Accredited Degree in Civil Engineering

Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015

Education

Accredited Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Do you want to:

• Be part of a unique and dynamic Design-and-Build environment?
• Project manage the design of water and wastewater projects?
• Fast track your Chartership and attain a clear route for career progression?
• Be a member of a multi-disciplinary project team, supporting both your, and the teams personal and professional development?
• Have the flexibility of working from home, office and site?
• Have the opportunity to see your designs brought to life?

What does a Project Leader do day to day?

• Working as part of a “project triangle” alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor 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 project team including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists and ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications.
• Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
• Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promote a "one-team" approach.

What you’ll need:

• Accredited Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Incorporated Member of Engineering Institution.
• Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects.
• Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.

What’s in it for you:

Financial wellbeing

• MMB matches employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues including our annual bonus schemes.
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs.

Health and wellbeing

• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options.
• We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave plus the option for shared parental leave.
• Up to 2 paid additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities.

Learning and development

• MMB are committed to empowering our people to grow professionally and thrive in their careers. We offer structured development schemes that support your journey toward professional chartership. From day one, employees are fast-tracked towards chartership reviews and benefit from mentorship, hands‑on experience, and tailored training opportunities.

Mott MacDonald Bentley are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.

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.

Our Equal Opportunities Policy is available here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald.

Location: Reading, GB. Contract Type: Permanent. Work Pattern: Full Time. Market: Water. Discipline: Water. Job Ref: 15152. Recruiter Contact: [e-mail].