Water Major Projects Project Manager

Mott Macdonald; Highgate; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Project Manager to lead water sector projects in Highgate. The successful candidate will manage project delivery, engage with stakeholders, and ensure quality outcomes. They offer a hybrid working policy and extensive benefits like private medical insurance, pension contributions, and generous leave. The ideal applicant should have a strong background in project management and communication skills, with prior experience in related projects being an advantage.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Annual bonus schemes

Generous leave policy

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery and leadership.
• Familiarity with the water sector is a plus.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of successful project delivery.
• Identifying project risks and opportunities.
• Conducting project governance reviews.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Digitals skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Relevant degree

MAPM ChPP or equivalent

Job description

After recent major water project successes, we have growing opportunities for project managers across our UK offices within our multidisciplinary Water Consultancy Division. We work on a wide range of water sector projects including but not limited to:

• Water treatment
• Water storage and transfers
• Wastewater recycling
• Industrial process water
• Desalination
• Irrigation
• Hydropower
• Flood defence

We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies, design for planning and consents through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. We provide specialist technical support across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. Our clients include UK water companies, major contractors, governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas. You will have the opportunity to work in partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships.

Responsibilities

What You Will Contribute To The Team

• Ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of our projects to time, quality and budget
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities
• Contributing to project governance reviews
• Design and quality management of our deliverables
• Commercial and contractual management
• Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• Contributing to the management and development of the project delivery team

Candidate Specification

This role will suit candidates with experience and interest in the following. 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.

Essential skills

• Project management, project delivery and leadership experience
• Experience of delivering complex projects, ideally in the water sector
• Working as part of multi‑disciplinary teams at various stages in the project lifecycle
• Interfacing and liaising with clients and other stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, including writing reports and presenting
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios
• Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety and environmental issues
• Digital capability
• Commercial acumen and knowledge of project planning and controls, including contract management and change control
• Relevant degree, MAPM ChPP or working towards this or an equivalent qualification

Desirable skills

• NEC accreditation
• Design and build experience
• Knowledge and understanding of CDM regulations and responsibilities

Benefits

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including 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 programme, 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.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6x 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.

About Mott MacDonald

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.

The Water Consultancy Division

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment.

Holiday and Leave

• 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 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.