Project Manager

Mott MacDonald; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33-35 days holiday

Pension contributions and life cover

Income protection

Annual bonus schemes

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald invites applications for a client-side project delivery role within the APD unit. The role focuses on delivering complex programmes/projects on time, within budget and to agreed quality while embedding sustainability and safety at every stage.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces with clients and the supply chain, and maintain governance and reporting to the Investment Committee where applicable. The role supports flexible, hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or project management subject.
• APM qualification preferred.
• Full Membership or working towards membership of chartered body (MAPM/MCIWEM/MICE/MCIOB/MRICS).
• Project management experience across disciplines, contract/procurement.
• Experience in Water and Environment sector.
• Experience with NEC contracts.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Able to foster collaborative working relationships.
• Experience of client-side work for utilities is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects on time within cost and to quality standards.
• Embed sustainability principles.
• Manage health, safety, and wellbeing of all engaged on the project.
• Coordinate design, construction, and commissioning through NEC or similar contracts.
• Manage change control and recording of time, cost, and quality changes.
• Maintain stakeholder involvement and regular reporting to clients.
• Support risk management and identify opportunities to mitigate risk.
• Ensure communication with supply chain and procurement functions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering or project management degree

APM qualification preferred

Tools

NEC contracts experience

Job description

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management. Overview of the role Responsible for delivery of projects (client side) ensuring:

• Delivery on time within cost and to stated quality standards
• Ensure the embedding of sustainability principles
• Effective management of health, safety and wellbeing of all those engaged on the project
• Deliver within specified internal and client governance tolerances
• Ensure the relevant safety management system has been employed
• Coordinate and manage contract requirements (NEC or Icheme) relating to design solutions, construction and commissioning
• Collaborate with the Technical lead as per the delivery strategy to ensure excellence in Health and Safety in design
• Responsible for capturing cost efficiencies during pre-construction phases without compromising the scope of the project
• Responsible for taking the project to the Investment Committee and guarantee the allocation of capital allowing the progress of the project throughout the lifecycle
• Be accountable for the expenditure, and overall out turn cost for the project including authorisation through specified governance
• Ensure effective communication and interfaces with the supply chain and procurement functions
• Be responsible for ensuring the change control process is followed including managing and recording all change to time, cost and quality
• Active stakeholder management to clarify requirements and agree project objectives and priorities. Maintain stakeholder involvement in key decisions
• Manage project risk and opportunities effectively - take responsibility for the identification, allocation and management of the project risk and opportunities, taking effective mitigation measures to reduce risk
• Be accountable for the commercial objectives specific to the project - ensure necessary reporting & information is delivered on time, to the required standard
• Maintain excellent communications with the client and wider programme team
• Be responsible for the project programme. Work with multidisciplinary delivery teams to update the programme as required
• Ensure the effective and efficient close out of all projects, Mott MacDonald Ltd. 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.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

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 and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x 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.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day 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.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering or project management subject
• A relevant professional qualification preferably APM
• Full Membership, or working towards full membership of a relevant chartered body; MAPM, MCIWEM, MICE, MCIOB, MRICS etc
• Project management experience across a range of disciplines, contract/procurement
• Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
• Experience of practical application of contracts terms
• Excellent written and oral communication
• NEC contract experience
• Able to foster and promote collaborative working relationships
• Experience of working 'client side' for utilities companies is advantageous

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients' key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

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' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• 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.

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.
• Make a difference within our communities through our