Senior Civil Engineer

Mott Macdonald; Long Eaton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their Nuclear, Civil, and Defence division. The role involves overseeing project development from feasibility to construction, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and preparing civil engineering specifications. Ideal candidates will hold Chartered status and possess strong communication skills. The position offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects within the energy and infrastructure sectors, including nuclear and defence initiatives.

Benefits

Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%

Life assurance up to 4× basic salary

Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues

Minimum of 33–35 days holiday including public holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hold Chartered status or demonstrate equivalent experience with significant progress toward achieving Chartered status.
• Experience in the Energy Sector or similar regulated industries is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong communication skills are essential, as you will collaborate daily with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality engineering solutions aligned with your expertise and skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all stages of project evolution from feasibility to project construction.
• Liaise with Engineers and Clients to provide cost-effective infrastructure solutions.
• Lead design check of engineering works on various projects.
• Prepare specifications for civil engineering aspects.
• Conduct civil inspections and prepare detailed inspection reports to Clients.
• Ensure client satisfaction and pursue opportunities with clients.
• Develop and monitor programmes for scheduling and costs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to deliver high quality engineering solutions

Education

Chartered status or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

The Energy Unit, specifically the Nuclear, Civil and Defence division are recruiting Senior Civil Engineers to join our fast growing team where you’ll have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of exciting projects ranging from nuclear, defence, and other energy and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all stages of project evolution from feasibility and concept to detailed design work, planning support, through to project construction and commissioning.
• Involved in multi-disciplinary projects that requires liaising with Engineers internally within Mott MacDonald and external Clients/Stakeholders to provide cost‑effect infrastructure solutions.
• Responsible for leading and/or undertaking design and checking of engineering design works on a wide variety of energy, defence and other infrastructure projects.
• Prepare, in English, specifications and minimum functional specifications for the civil engineering aspects of energy, defence and other infrastructure projects.
• Lead civil inspections of infrastructure assets across the UK as part of asset maintenance and life extension. Prepare, in English, and provide to Client detailed inspection reports.
• Offer a consultative advisory approach to clients to ensure the best solution is offered to meet their needs.
• Undertake site and client office visits, as per project requirements.
• Ensure client satisfaction, pursue and promote opportunities with clients.
• Develop, maintain and monitor programmes for scheduling and costs and reporting on deliverables across specific projects.
• Assist with project management, control and administration as appropriate to the level of experience.
• Responsible for the development and mentoring of staff.

Qualifications

• Hold Chartered status or demonstrate equivalent experience with significant progress toward achieving Chartered status.
• Experience in the Energy Sector or similar regulated industries is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong communication skills are essential, as you will collaborate daily with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality engineering solutions aligned with your expertise and skills.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× 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.
• Annual bonus schemes and financial success sharing with colleagues.
• Employee ownership: No external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Employee ownership: Employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving a direct connection to success through performance bonuses.
• Employee ownership: As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Employee ownership: Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• Employee ownership: 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 and wellbeing: Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• Health and wellbeing: A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family.
• Health and wellbeing: Flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Holiday entitlement: 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 a flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement: Increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: 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.
• Learning and development: 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 LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.
• Networks, communities and social outcomes: Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
• Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices, delivering projects that define our future and make an important societal impact.

Work & Culture

Agile working: We believe it makes business sense 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.

Accessibility: We support you at every stage of the recruitment process. If you need adjustments to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail].

Security Clearance

Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Chartered Status

The role requires holding Chartered status or demonstrating equivalent experience with significant progress toward achieving Chartered status.