Project Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking an experienced project/programme manager to lead delivery across multiple UK locations. The role emphasizes client-side delivery, governance, and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in a live project environment.

The successful candidate will bring professional qualifications (APM or equivalent) and demonstrable experience in contract, cost, schedule, and risk management within the water/environment sector.

Qualifications

• Professional project/programme management experience across disciplines.
• Experience in water/environment sector beneficial.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Able to manage scope, time, cost, quality, risk and change.

Responsibilities

• Deliver client-side projects within time and budget.
• Embed sustainability, health, safety and wellbeing standards.
• Coordinate design, construction and commissioning contract requirements.
• Maintain governance, reporting and change control across the project.
• Engage with supply chain, procurement and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Contract management

Risk & governance

Education

APM qualification / Chartered membership

Job description

Birmingham, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Cambridge, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Reading, United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

Contract type

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Market

Environment and society

Project programme and commercial management

Location/s: London, Reading, Brighton, Birmingham, Cambridge; UK

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.

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
• 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
• Able to foster and promote collaborative working relationships
• Experience of working ‘client side’ for utilities companies is advantageous

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.

UK Immigration

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.

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.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at [e-mail] and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

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.

Lifestyle

• 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.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• 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.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

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