Project Technical Lead - Water

Mott MacDonald; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension match between 4.5% and 7%

Life assurance up to 4x basic salary

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus schemes

Private medical insurance

Minimum holiday of 33-35 days per year

Job summary

Mott MacDonald seeks a Project Technical Lead in Cardiff to manage technical delivery of clean-water projects. The ideal candidate will have Chartered Status and significant experience in the UK water sector. Responsibilities include coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and engaging closely with clients. The role offers various benefits, including a pension match, life assurance, flexible benefits, and a generous holiday allowance. Candidates must be eligible for immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution.
• Experience in development and delivery of feasibility and outline design solutions within the UK water sector.
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage the technical delivery of clean-water projects and programmes.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
• Engage closely with clients.

Skills

Chartered Status (CEng)

Understanding of conventional and innovative water treatment technologies

Engineering technical coordination

Feasibility and outline design solutions experience

Strong communication skills

Job description

Location

Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, London, Cambridge, Reading, Brighton, Leeds & Exeter, UK

About the Water Utilities Division

The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. It provides a variety of services throughout the full project life‑cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design, ensuring safe water supplies, preventing urban flooding and improving the health of rivers and coastal environments.

Role Overview

As Project Technical Lead you will manage the technical delivery of clean‑water projects and programmes, coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams. You will build on existing frameworks, work with technical discipline leads to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high technical standard. The role involves close client engagement and is a customer‑facing position that will evolve in line with framework requirements and your own development.

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution
• Understanding of conventional and innovative water treatment technologies
• Track record of engineering technical coordination
• Experience in development and delivery of feasibility and outline design solutions within the UK water sector
• Ability to support bids, fee proposals or offers of service
• Ability to check and review technical deliverables, calculations and reports
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi‑disciplinary teams and client teams
• Desire to take a leading role with client engagement

Desirable

• Track record of developing junior staff
• Understanding of key water sector treatment and sustainability needs
• Understanding of drivers for treatment investment in England and Wales
• Excellent technical report writing skills using concise English

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

Benefits

• Pension match between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance equal to up to 4× basic salary, with option to increase to 6×
• Income protection scheme and absence/return‑to‑work support
• Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing
• Annual bonus schemes shared with all colleagues
• Employee ownership model with direct stake and voice in the business
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan and access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme
• Minimum holiday of 33‑35 days per year (inclusive of public holidays); ability to buy or sell leave
• Enhanced family and carers leave: paid maternity/adoption leave up to 26 weeks, paid paternity/partner leave and additional caring leave days
• Primary annual professional institution subscription and learning opportunities
• Access to employee networks and community groups supporting diversity and inclusion