Senior Civil Engineer - Southern England

Mott MacDonald; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Civil Engineer in Southern England to join their multidisciplinary Water Division. The role involves contributing to significant water and wastewater projects, preparing design submissions, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Successful candidates will possess a Civil Engineering degree and have relevant design experience, ensuring compliance with project requirements while promoting health and safety standards.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits including buy/sell leave

Wellbeing support access

Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree or relevant degree is essential.
• Chartered status preferred (ICE or equivalent).
• Experience in water/wastewater engineering design required.

Responsibilities

• Working with UK water authorities focusing on United Utilities.
• Preparing design submissions for compliance with contracts.
• Undertaking feasibility studies and detailed design.

Skills

Water engineering design

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Health, safety, and environmental awareness

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered or near chartered status (ICE or equivalent)

Tools

Civils 3D

GIS

Pipeline hydraulics software

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer - Southern England

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Location/s: Reading, London, Croydon, Brighton, Cambridge, Southampton; UK

Recruiter contact:Nicola Coyle

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 bebrilliant.

About The Business Division

The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design. Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

Overview Of The Role

After recent framework successes, we have opportunities for Senior civil engineers (design engineers) within our multidisciplinary Water Division. We work on a vast range of design projects covering, for example:

• Water treatment
• Water distribution
• Wastewater recycling
• Industrial process water
• Desalination
• Irrigation
• Hydropower
• Flood defence
  
  

We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. We provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. Our clients include the majority of UK water utility companies, and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas.

In This Role You Will Be

• Working across several different UK water authorities, with a main focus on United Utilities as a key client
• Working as part of multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery
• Preparing design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Undertaking studies, concept, preliminary and detailed design
• Interfacing and liaising with clients and other stakeholders
  
  

You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work.

Candidate specification

Essential

• Civil Engineering degree or other relevant degree
• Chartered or near chartered status (ICE or equivalent)
• Water and/or wastewater engineering design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios
  
  

Desirable

• Strong digital capability (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, Pipeline hydraulics software)
• Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions
  
  

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 [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about oursocial outcomes
  
  

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

Location(s):

London, GB Croydon, GB Cambridge, GB Reading, GB Southampton, GB Brighton, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Civil

Job Ref: 9179

Recruiter Contact: Nicola Coye

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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