Senior Piping Engineer

Mott MacDonald; Tadley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance up to 4x salary

Flexible benefits programme

Annual bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Piping Engineer to join our Nuclear, Defence and Civil division in the UK. You will contribute to high-profile engineering challenges while developing your career within a globally respected consultancy.

The role requires chartered status or progress toward it, with experience in regulated industries and strong knowledge of codes and standards. We support hybrid working and offer extensive professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Chartered status with IMechE or progress toward chartered status.
• Proven experience delivering engineering design and consultancy services.
• Background in highly regulated industries (preferably Nuclear).
• Strong knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and legislation; experience delivering work packages to clients.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; proficient in MS Office.
• Self‑motivated, able to work on own initiative and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Act as a design co‑ordinator, managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and collaborating with Project Managers and discipline Team Leaders.
• Prepare detailed design reports, specifications, and component datasheets.
• Perform engineering calculations and review/approve reports, calculations, and drawings.
• Provide guidance to mechanical designers on plant layout and component specifications.
• Liaise with other disciplines, clients, and contractors to ensure smooth project execution.
• Lead and participate in design coordination meetings, both internally and externally.
• Provide procurement and construction support for ongoing projects.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and version control.
• Offer professional advice on mechanical engineering matters to clients.
• Continuously develop professional knowledge and skills to stay ahead in the field.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Travel within the UK or abroad for site visits and meetings.

Skills

Design coordination

Project management

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Chartered Engineer (IMechE) or equivalent

Tools

Nuclear/regulated industry codes & standards

Job description

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 Thebusinessunit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview Of The Role

Due to new project wins and continued growth, we are recruiting Senior Piping Engineers to join our Nuclear, Defence and Civil division. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects across the defence and nuclear new-build industries. As part of our growing team, you will contribute to high-profile engineering challenges while developing your career within an organisation committed to supporting your professional growth.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Act as a design co‑ordinator, managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and collaborating with Project Managers and discipline Team Leaders
• Prepare detailed design reports, specifications, and component datasheets
• Perform engineering calculations and review/approve engineering reports, calculations, and drawings
• Provide guidance to mechanical designers on plant layout and component specifications
• Liaise with other engineering disciplines, clients, and contractors to ensure smooth project execution
• Lead and participate in design coordination meetings, both internally and externally
• Provide procurement and construction support for ongoing projects
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure version control
• Offer professional advice on mechanical engineering matters to both internal and external clients
• Continuously develop professional knowledge and skills to stay ahead in the field
• Ensure compliance with corporate health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
• Travel may be required within the UK or abroad for site visits and meetings

Candidate specification

• Chartered status with the IMechE or other relevant professional body (or equivalent experience with progress toward chartered status)
• Proven experience in delivering engineering design and consultancy services
• Background in highly regulated industries (preferably Nuclear, but Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, or Rail experience will be considered)
• Strong knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and legislation, with experience delivering work packages to clients
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams; proficiency in MS Office suite
• Self‑motivated, able to work on own initiative, and manage time effectively

This role provides the opportunity to advance your technical and professional skills while contributing to some of the most complex and exciting projects in the industry.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is 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 [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Health and wellbeing

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

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.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

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.
• 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 social outcomes.

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

Location(s): Glasgow, GB; Derby, GB; Altrincham, GB; Bristol, GB; Tadley, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Mechanical

Job Ref: 12962

Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi